Piling Straw
1852
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1852
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Piling Straw is a 1852 watercolor by John (II) the younger Linnell, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This sketch shows a group of people moving a giant round bale of straw. Two men lead three oxen pulling a sled. Others push from behind. A small hut sits near a wooded hillside. The sky is light blue, and the land looks dry. The artist used quick brushstrokes to show movement and light. The scene feels busy but calm, like a normal day on a farm. Check out John Linnell, John (II) the younger to see more of his work.
A watercolour by John Linnell the younger depicts agricultural workers stacking straw into bales, signed and dated 1852. It serves as a watercolour study for the artist's oil painting titled *A Hillside Farm. Farmyard at Steep Hill, Isle of Wight*.
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John Linnell the younger made quiet, detailed watercolors of rural life in the 1800s.
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