Harvesting Rice

1937

Anna Heyward Taylor

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Anna Heyward Taylor

Artist, American, 1879 - 1956

This is a painting of figures engaged in agricultural activity. The image shows figures in repetitive motion reflective of harvesting. They are portrayed with broad-brimmed hats and outlined in a simplistic manner, amidst waves of stalk-like forms. The background is filled with curved lines adding texture to the composition. The use of negative space defines each element. The piece embodies a rhythmic elegance through its lines and depicts labor. This is in the style of early 20th-century woodcuts or linocuts, potentially related to artists like Käthe Kollwitz or other artists of the expressionist movement.
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Q76443074

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