Oogstfeest
Medium
etching
Dimensions
270; 345
About this artwork
plaatrand: hoogte 270 mm x breedte 345 mm
Art Historical Context
**Oogstfeest (Harvest Festival)** *Théophile Victor Desaux, 1844* *Etching, 270 × 345 mm* Théophile Victor Descl, a 19th-century French printmaker (1819–1870), captures the joy of rural life in *Oogstfeest*, or "Harvest Festival," created in 1844. This etching likely depicts a lively celebration of the harvest, a timeless theme evoking abundance, community, and the rhythms of agrarian society. During the 1840s, as Europe grappled with industrialization, such scenes offered a nostalgic glimpse into traditional peasant festivities, blending Romantic sentiment with emerging Realist detail. ...