Sweepers

Deutsche Grafik 1850–1890, 1888

The image shows four people walking in a line, slightly bent forward. The first person, a woman, wears a scarf, a long dress, and a coat. She carries a large broom. The second person is a bearded man wearing a hat, a long overcoat, and trousers, also carrying a broom. The third and fourth persons, both wearing hats and long coats, follow the same pattern, with the last person slightly hunched and stepping forward. They are all dressed in heavy garments. The background is sparse with a brown-toned area on the right and a textured section above that resembles a patterned sky or wall.
Kunstenaar
Deutsche Grafik 1850–1890
Datering
1888
Soort
Tekening
Techniek
pen and black ink and blue colored pencil on wove paper, partially silhouetted and laid down on a glossy gillot board, partially printed in a reticulated design, with additions by the artist in pen and black ink and blue colored pencil
Afmetingen
31,5 × 19,8 cm
Collectie
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Licentie
Publiek domein, CC0

Beeldbeschrijving

The image shows four people walking in a line, slightly bent forward. The first person, a woman, wears a scarf, a long dress, and a coat. She carries a large broom. The second person is a bearded man wearing a hat, a long overcoat, and trousers, also carrying a broom. The third and fourth persons, both wearing hats and long coats, follow the same pattern, with the last person slightly hunched and stepping forward. They are all dressed in heavy garments. The background is sparse with a brown-toned area on the right and a textured section above that resembles a patterned sky or wall.

Deutsche Grafik 1850–1890