Twee vrouwen oogsten aardappelen op akker
Medium
etching
Dimensions
188; 149
About this artwork
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Art Historical Context
Félix Bracquemond's *Twee vrouwen oogsten aardappelen op akker* (Two Women Harvesting Potatoes in the Field), created in 1868, a humble moment of rural labor through the delicate medium of etching. Measuring 188 × 149 mm, this print depicts two women bent to their task amid a potato field, evoking the toil of 19th-century French peasants. Bracquemond, a pioneering French printmaker (1833–1914), was a key figure in the etching revival, bridging Realism's focus on ordinary life with emerging Impressionist sensibilities. Etching, Bracquemond's specialty, involves incising lines into a metal plat...
About the Artist
Félix Bracquemond · 1833–1914
French, Paris 1833–1914 Sèvres