Making Hay

published 1872

after Winslow Homer

Associated Names
American 19th Century

Artist

Winslow Homer

Artist After, American, 1836 - 1910

The scene depicts activities in a meadow. A man with a scythe is cutting grass, with another man doing the same in the background. Two figures are seated on the grass on the right. The illustration uses fine lines and cross-hatching, giving a textured appearance. The color palette is in sepia tones, typical of traditional engraving techniques, evoking a sense of history. The horizon is visible with distant trees blending into the sky.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    wood engraving

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Addie Burr Clark

  • Accession Number

    1946.9.90

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Foster 1936, no. 100

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1936

  • Foster, Allen Evarts. "A check list of illustrations by Winslow Homer in 'Harper's Weekly' and other periodicals." Bulletin of the New York Public Library 40 (1936): 842-852. Separately published New York: New York Public Library, 1936.

1969

  • Gelman 1969, no.232.

1977

  • Kelsey 1977, no.217.

Wikidata ID

Q65070000

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