Artwork
La Boscaiola: Peasant Woman Carrying Wood
La Boscaiola: Peasant Woman Carrying Wood is an ink print by the Impressionist artist Giovanni Fattori. It is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.
- Inscription
- Inscribed:lower left in plate: Fattori Gio; upper center verso in graphite: W2
About this work
Overview
La Boscaiola: Peasant Woman Carrying Wood is a zinc etching on wove paper created by Giovanni Fattori around 1894.
Subject & Meaning
The etching depicts a peasant woman standing in a field, carrying a bundle of sticks on her shoulder, surrounded by tall grass and wild plants, conveying a sense of hard work and the untamed natural environment.
Technique & Style
Fattori employed a technique that yields rough, uneven lines, achieved through zinc etching, giving the impression of rapid execution and emphasizing the subject's ruggedness and the wildness of her surroundings.
![Ciociara [Peasant Woman of the Campagna]](https://artifactworldgallery.com/img/mose-bianchi--ciociara-peasant-woman-of-the-campagna--739d810783788157-w320.webp)
Artist & collection
Bauco near Rome (Bauco presso Roma)
Gathering Leaves (Raccoglitrice di foglie)
Holy Cow (Pio bove)
Patrol (Esplorazione)
Woman of the Gabbro (Donna al gabbro)
Portrait of the Artist's Second Wife (Ritratto della seconda moglie)
Oxen Yoked to a Cart (Maremma) (Bovi al carro (Maremma))
Carica di cavalleria (Calvary Charge)
