Man with a Hoe

Georges Seurat, kb. 1882

This painting shows a person bent over, working the land outdoors. The person is in the center of the painting, surrounded by green grass and dark trees. The sky is not visible. In the bottom left corner, there is a section of brown earth. The person leans over the edge of this patch, putting a tool with a long handle to the ground. The person is dressed in gray clothes and wears a dark hat. The brushstrokes in the painting are broad, short, and visible. Small strokes of different colors are layered over one another, giving the scene an indistinct and hazy look. The color palette includes greens, dark blues, yellows, browns, and ochres, all overlapping with one another, almost like a kaleidoscope.
Művész
Georges Seurat
Datálás
kb. 1882
Műfaj
Festmény
Technika
oil on wood
Méretek
15,88 × 24,77 cm
Gyűjtemény
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Licenc
Közkincs, CC0

Képleírás

This painting shows a person bent over, working the land outdoors. The person is in the center of the painting, surrounded by green grass and dark trees. The sky is not visible. In the bottom left corner, there is a section of brown earth. The person leans over the edge of this patch, putting a tool with a long handle to the ground. The person is dressed in gray clothes and wears a dark hat. The brushstrokes in the painting are broad, short, and visible. Small strokes of different colors are layered over one another, giving the scene an indistinct and hazy look. The color palette includes greens, dark blues, yellows, browns, and ochres, all overlapping with one another, almost like a kaleidoscope.

Georges Seurat