Corn Pulling

1952

Clare Leighton

Associated Names
Clare Leighton

Artist, American, born England, 1898 - 1989

James Dexter Havens

Printer, American, 1900 - 1960

Prairie Print Makers

Publisher

Two individuals are shown pulling corn, with one figure upright reaching for a corn stalk, and the other figure bending over, potentially gathering the produce. The background features rolling hills, layered fields, clusters of trees, and small buildings. The style consists of bold lines, light and shadow contrast, and a monochromatic color palette of black and white. The image utilizes wood engraving techniques, emphasizing texture and depth. The composition guides the viewer's gaze from the foreground to the distant landscape.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    wood engraving in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Bequest of Frank B. Bristow)

  • Dimensions

    image: 16.67 × 13.65 cm (6 9/16 × 5 3/8 in.)
    sheet: 27.78 × 20.32 cm (10 15/16 × 8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.1268

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lehman 1977, no. 641

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Frank B. Bristow, Falls Church, Virginia; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1968; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1977

  • Fletcher, William D. Clare Leighton, An Exhibition: American Sheaves, English Seed Corn. Massachusetts: Boston Public Library, 1977, p. 21, no. 641.

1990

  • Czestochowski, Joseph S. James Swann: In Quest of a Printmaker, with Presentation Prints of the Chicago Society of Etchers, Prairie Print Makers, and the Woodcut Society. Iowa: Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, 1990, appendix B, p. 130, no. 22.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Corn Pulling; lower right in graphite: Clare Leighton

Markings

stamped lower center verso in black ink: F.B.B. [circled]

Wikidata ID

Q77008615

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