1864
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
Ploughing is a 1864 by Charles Jacque, a Impressionism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This black-and-white sketch shows a man guiding two strong horses pulling a plow through a field. The horses’ muscles and the furrows in the dirt are drawn with sharp lines. The man holds a long stick, focused on steering the plow ahead. The title *Le Labourage* (Ploughing) hints this scene is about farm work. The artist used simple lines to show movement and effort. Next, check out Realism to see how artists depicted everyday life this way.
Charles-Émile Jacque (23 May 1813 – 7 May 1894) was a French painter of Pastoralism and engraver who was, with Jean-François Millet, part of the Barbizon School. He first learned to engrave maps when he spent seven years in the French Army.
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