September (one of a series representing the labors of the months)
1690 or slightly earlier
Medium
Red Chalk
Dimensions
3 3/8 x 4 3/4 in. (8.6 x 12.1 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917
Accession Number
17.97.29
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Art Historical Context
**September**, a delicate red chalk drawing by Austrian artist Jonas Umbach, the essence of late 17th-century rural life around 1690. Part of a series depicting the "labors of the months," intimate work (just 3 3/8 x 4 3/4 inches) shows men and women engaged in seasonal toil amid trees, evoking the grape harvest or autumn fieldwork typical of September. Acquired through the Harris Brisbane Dick Fund in1917, it resides in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings and Prints department. Umbach, a Baroque-era draftsman renowned for his lively figure studies, masterfully employs red chalk—a favor...
About the Artist
Jonas Umbach · 1624–1693
Comment on works: Landscapes; History; Kitchen interiors; Birds