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A rough sketch of two workers in a field.

In scratchy black lines on a beige surface, two figures are pictured hunched over in the middle of a field. The closer one faces away from the viewer and bends over while holding a long stick or tool. Some white has been used as a highlight on their back, making them stand out from the rest of the image. The farther figure faces the view and seems to stoop a bit further, reaching toward the ground with one hand. They both wear layered clothing and fitted caps.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
1955.71
People
Anton Mauve, Dutch (Zaandam (Zaanstad), The Netherlands 1838 - 1888 Arnhem, The Netherlands)
Title
Fieldworkers; verso: Sketch of Woods
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
1881-1885
Culture
Dutch
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/297296

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Black colored pencil and white chalk on tan wove paper with woody fiber inclusions; verso: charcoal and white chalk
Dimensions
25.4 x 38.1 cm (10 x 15 in.)
With torn corners taken into consideration: 24.4 x 35.4 cm
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: l.r., black colored pencil: Atelier / A. Mauve; verso, l.r., charcoal: Atelier / A. Mauve
  • inscription: l.l., graphite: 5.3

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Probably Charles A. Mather, Boston. [Giovanni Castano, Boston]; gift to Fogg Art Museum, 1955

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Giovanni Castano
Accession Year
1955
Object Number
1955.71
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • John Gould, "Harvesting by Hand", The Christian Science Monitor (September 9, 1977), p. 32, repr.
  • Eric M. Rosenberg and Miriam Stewart, The Harvest of 1830: The Barbizon Legacy, exh. cat., Harvard University Art Museums (Cambridge, MA, 1990), p. 14

Exhibition History

  • The Harvest of 1830: the Barbizon Legacy, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 08/25/1990 - 10/21/1990
  • 32Q: 2700 Impressionism, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 09/04/2021 - 01/31/2022

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