Sketch for The Harvesters
1907
Medium
Painting
Classification
Painting
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Emily Dorothy Ammann
Accession Number
1965.14.10
Tags
Art Historical Context
**Sketch for The Harvesters** by Hartwich (1907) captures the essence of rural American life in a preparatory painting study. This work depicts a bustling farm harvest scene, featuring full-length engaged in the labor of the fields, alongside cattle and a sturdy wagon loaded with the season's bounty. As a sketch, it serves as a vital planning stage for Hartwich's larger composition *The Harvesters*, the artist to refine composition, figures, and atmosphere before committing to the final canvas. Created in 1907, during a time when America was rapidly industrializing, Hartwich's piece evokes no...