The Land Worker
1931
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1931
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
This print shows a farmer at work in a landscape. It’s one of Haydn Mackey’s hand-colored proofs from 1931, not a mass-produced image. Mackey painted the colors on the back of tracing paper, then flipped it onto an oatmeal paper backing. The result looks like colored printing but was done by hand. Look for other Mackey prints at the Victoria and Albert Museum.
