Sheep Shearing

1932

Clare Leighton

Associated Names
Clare Leighton

Artist, American, born England, 1898 - 1989

The image shows several figures engaged in sheep shearing. Two figures are close to the viewer, shearing sheep. Surrounding them are more sheep, some partially shorn. The workers wear shirts and hats, depicted with smooth lines conveying motion and musculature. In the background, there are hills with trees blending into the sky. The style is a precise wood engraving with a monochromatic color palette. The scene conveys depth, pattern, and texture through the interplay of black and white. The landscape extends upwards in the distance.
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Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1933

  • Leighton, Clare. The Farmer's Year: A Calendar of English Husbandry. New York: Longmans, Green and Company, 1933, p. 20 (illustration for May).

1977

  • Fletcher, William D. Clare Leighton, An Exhibition: American Sheaves, English Seed Corn. Massachusetts: Boston Public Library, 1977, p. 13, no. 214.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: VI/XX Sheep Shearing; lower right in graphite: Clare Leighton

Wikidata ID

Q76457433

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