1865
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
The Crew is a 1865 by Charles Jacque, a Impressionism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This black-and-white drawing shows a busy outdoor scene with three people working near a small wooden house. One person is lifting a heavy object, another is pushing a wheelbarrow, and a third sits nearby, watching. Chickens scatter around their feet, and a tree stands in the background. The title *L’Équipage* (The Crew) hints this shows everyday labor, not fancy scenes. The artist used simple lines to show movement and effort. Next, check out Realism to see how artists depicted ordinary life like this.
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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