Paulus Potter ( 1625 - 1654 ) was a Danish painter. Paulus Potter s works have been put up for auction numerous times, with realized prices surpassing estimated prices, varying from 14197 USD for A tethered bull covering a cow in a farmyard in 2004 to a remarkable record 4048000 USD for CATTLE IN A FIELD, WITH TRAVELLERS IN A WAGON ON A TRACK BEYOND AND A CHURCH TOWER IN THE DISTANCE, A RAIN STO