1946
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Harvesting is a 1946 by John Northcote Nash, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
The title of this print is Harvesting, made by John Northcote Nash in 1946. John Nash was an accomplished printmaker who helped found the Society of Wood Engravers. He created book illustrations for publishers like the Golden Cockerel Press. The School Prints scheme, which commissioned this work, aimed to introduce contemporary art to school children. This print is part of the collection at the Victoria and Albert Museum.
A colour lithograph by John Nash from 1946 depicts a rural harvest scene in predominantly oranges, blues, and greens. In the center, a reaper and binder is pulled by a man and three horses through a field of corn, while sheaves of cut corn are arranged in upright shocks around it. Several men and two dogs pursue rabbits fleeing the diminishing uncut areas, with one man falling over a shock of corn; a boy and another figure stand nearby. The image combines practical details of harvesting with humorous elements, reflecting Nash’s familiarity with rural Essex life.
Read the full account in the museum source.
John Northcote Nash (11 April 1893 – 23 September 1977) was a British painter of landscapes and still-lifes, and a wood engraver and illustrator, particularly of botanic works. He was the younger brother of the artist Paul Nash.
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