Threshing

1932

Clare Leighton

Associated Names
Clare Leighton

Artist, American, born England, 1898 - 1989

This is a detailed drawing of an agricultural scene with workers, machinery, and bags of produce. A threshing machine is depicted in operation, with figures around it engaged in various tasks. There are stacked bags of produce to the right, and hay and processed straw in the background. The drawing uses contrasting shades to highlight movement and forms, resembling the style of Clare Leighton.
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Bibliography

1933

  • Leighton, Clare. The Farmer's Year: A Calendar of English Husbandry. New York: Longmans, Green and Company, 1933, p. 12 (illustration for March).

1977

  • Fletcher, William D. Clare Leighton, An Exhibition: American Sheaves, English Seed Corn. Massachusetts: Boston Public Library, 1977, p. 13, no. 211.

Inscriptions

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

Wikidata ID

Q76457434

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