Artwork
Cornfield with Harvesters
Cornfield with Harvesters is a watercolor work on paper by the Romanticist artist Peter De Wint. It dates from 1805 and is held in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum.
About this work
Overview
Cornfield with Harvesters is a watercolour painting depicting a rural scene.
Subject & Meaning
The painting shows a cornfield with workers gathering crops, haystacks in rows, and horses and riders in the distance. Earthy tones and a pale sky evoke a serene countryside atmosphere.
Technique & Style
Loose, sketchy brushstrokes capture the movement and life of the harvest, prioritising the feeling of a day's work over precise details.
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Artist & collection
Artist
Peter De Wint was a prolific English painter, mostly in landscape painting in oils and watercolour. A number of his pictures are in Tate Britain, the Victoria and Albert Museum and The Collection, Lincoln. He died in London.
