Untitled (Twilight in the Field)
Maker
Gustave Doyen
(French, 1837 - 1923)
Datecirca 1865
MediumBlack and white chalks (or black charcoal) with stumping on wove paper
DimensionsSheet: 11 7/8 x 19 1/2 in. (30.2 x 49.5 cm)
Framed: 17-1/4 x 24-3/4 x 7/8 in. (43.8 x 62.8 x 2.2 cm)
Framed: 17-1/4 x 24-3/4 x 7/8 in. (43.8 x 62.8 x 2.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Dr. Phyllis Hattis in honor of her parents
Object number1991.329
Status
Not on viewThis exquisite and mysterious drawing shows a farm woman and her son coming home from the fields at evening, bearing sheaves of wheat. Monumental figures, they tower over a flat landscape illuminated only by a sliver of moon. As the mother holds her dutiful son’s hand, her other arm makes a graceful arabesque above her head. Scenes such as this reinforced the values of hard work and family that were often idealized as fundamental to rural life.
