Haymaking

1932

Clare Leighton

Associated Names
Clare Leighton

Artist, American, born England, 1898 - 1989

The image features a black and white scene showing an agricultural setting from a slightly elevated point of view. There are three figures engaged in field work, each with a curved posture, attending to tasks. They are beneath a large mechanized apparatus. The horizon is high in the image, with cultivated land stretching into the distance, dotted with trees and smaller agricultural elements. The style includes bold lines and cross-hatching for depth and texture. Trees with dense canopies frame the scene against the sky. The color palette is monochromatic, using black and white to emphasize the texture and motion within the rural landscape.
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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. 26 (illustration for June).

1977

  • Fletcher, William D. Clare Leighton, An Exhibition: American Sheaves, English Seed Corn. Massachusetts: Boston Public Library, 1977, p. 13, no. 212.

Inscriptions

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

Wikidata ID

Q76457444

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