La Boscaiola: Peasant Woman Carrying Wood

1890s

Giovanni Fattori

Associated Names
Giovanni Fattori

Artist, Italian, 1825 - 1908

The image shows a person standing on grassy terrain. The person has their arms folded at their waist and is balancing a bundle of sticks on their head. Their face is partially obscured by shadows but facial features are visible. The individual is wearing a long dress or robe with loose sleeves and a cloth head covering. No jewelry is visible. The background features trees, shrubs, and textured ground, creating a natural setting. Engraved lines depict detailed foliage and rocks in the scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    zinc etching on wove paper (proof)

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 34.93 × 21.59 cm (13 3/4 × 8 1/2 in.)
    sheet: 54.61 × 40.48 cm (21 1/2 × 15 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.153.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Baboni 1983, no. CLXI, State proof

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(La Portantina di Mattia Jona, Milan); purchased 2018 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1983

  • Baboni, Andrea.Giovanni Fattori: l'opera incisa. 2 vols. Milan, 1983, no. CLXI, proof

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: Fattori Gio; upper center verso in graphite: W2

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