The Reapers

1907

Alphonse Legros

Associated Names
Alphonse Legros

Artist, French, 1837 - 1911

Three women are portrayed from the waist up, bent over while harvesting. The woman in the foreground is crouched low, with her body turned slightly to the side. She has a focused facial expression and her head is covered with a cloth. Her clothing is suitable for agricultural work. The woman is holding a bundle of grain or straw in one hand and a sickle in the other. Next to her, another woman, similarly dressed, leans into the task with a concentrated expression. In the background, a third woman is partly obscured, engaged in the same activity. The setting is a field during harvest time, with sheaves of cut grain on the ground. The pencil sketch bears the signature "A. Legros 1907" at the bottom left corner.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite on white prepared paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 22 x 26.8 cm (8 11/16 x 10 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.5486


Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower left: A.L; lower left: A. Legros 1907

Wikidata ID

Q64534557

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