Nightfall (The Gleaners)

Artist Henry Herbert La Thangue (Croydon, London, England, 1859 - 1929)

Datec. 1895

Mediumoil on canvas

ClassificationsPaintings And Drawings

DimensionsOverall: Height: 130 cm, Width: 108 cm
Frame: Height: 153 cm, Width: 131.8 cm

AcquisitionPresented in 1910 by Sir James Murray.

CopyrightOut of copyright - CC0

LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub

Object numberABDAG002490

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About MeHenri La Thangue studied in the studio of Gérôme at the École des Beaux Arts in Paris. Like many of the artists of his day, he was drawn to the naturalism of Bastien-Lepage. Following his example, La Thangue worked in the countryside, painting gleaners working in the fields at the end of the day.

The contrast with Breton's 'Gleaner', painted twenty years earlier, is striking. Whereas Breton's figure is heroic, in La Thangue's version the woman is care-worn. Her eyes are downcast; her back is stooped from the day's work and from the weight she is carrying.

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In contrast to many of the images of farm workers common at the time, La Thangue here shows a woman with downcast eyes, exhausted at the end of her working day