Antique Bull Pencil Drawing Signed

[susiecat]

I've had this drawing of an old bull about 25 years.I bought an artist folder with many drawings and paings.Need some information please.

[mart]

The bulls head is out of proportion to the body !!

[susiecat]

I know,I have an old animal book from around 1890's and yes the bull head look like this drawing.it's a smaller picture but the head look smaller for some reason

[mart]

Being in Texas and in cattle country, Besides having run a few head myself I am pretty familiar with cattle in general !!  You will find that in England many are represented in a similar way !!  Don`t know why but livestock are frequently drawn with small heads !!  Have particularly noticed in horses which may be because the refined head indicated good breeding !!

[susiecat]

I know my pictures in my book show small head horses.Thanks Mart

[cogar]

Mart is correct, ...... but also in America.

Now I do not know why …… but 18th and 19th Century “primitive” and/or ”folk art” paintings of cattle were notorious for having small heads in comparison to extreme body size, like so:
 


Source of above photo:  https://www.pinterest.com/pin/450922981421937359/

Just do a Google "image search" for ...... 'primitive paintings'

[mart]

Darn Cogar,, that one is absolutely grotesque !!

[cogar]

Mart, the 17th thru the 19th Century was a time when affluent farmers and land barons were greatly concerned with having “bragging rights” for the superb livestock (horses, cattle and sheep) that they bred, bought and/or owned, ..... and the fact that photography had not been invented yet, …… they commissioned artists to paint pictures of their favorite animals as “proof” that they owned the finest to be had.

Like these 2 primitives, to wit:

[susiecat]

Thanks all! do anybody know the artist

[SophieMarie]

It looks like M Rossi to me!

[susiecat]

Thanks that's what I throught but been googling that name for a long time,I don't see a primitive artist by that name.Usually I'll try myself to look for items.

[mart]

It looks like M Rossi to me!

I spent two days looking for M. Rossi and M. Rossi Jr. but nothing similar to this !! 

[susiecat]

Thanks Mart! I've looked about a year for Rossi can't find anything

[SophieMarie]

This may be a long stretch, but it is all I could find.  There is a Mark Rossi who know specializes in animal sculptures.  But he started art at a very early age since both parents were formalized in the fine arts.  Perhaps he drew before he sculpted...it's worth a try:
http://www.rossistudios.com/rossi2.html

[susiecat]

Thanks so much SophieMarie! I will search for his wok!