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14 de abr. de 2020 · Léon Augustin Lhermitte, An Elderly Peasant Woman, c. 1878. As well as producing colourful scenes of peasants in the fields he never lost his ability to draw with charcoal and one of his best loved is entitled An Elderly Peasant Woman which he completed around 1878 and now hangs in the National Gallery of Art in Washington.
Lhermitte probably also intended to illustrate the three stages of life: youth, adulthood and old age. The old man in the foreground holds a scythe, a traditional symbol of approaching death. This kind of symbolism and the emphasis on the romantic, idyllic side of peasant life made works of this type extremely popular.
Léon Lhermitte. Exh. cat., Paine Art Center & Arboretum. Oshkosh, 1974, pp. 17, 28, 37, pl. 19, asserts that in this picture and "Le Vin" (1885; Musée des beaux-arts, Reims; Le Pelley Fonteny 1991, no. 40) Lhermitte alludes to the figure of Venus in peasant dress; lists a drawing, two charcoals, and one pastel that are related to our painting [see Ref. Le Pelley Fonteny 1991].
This enormous painting by the French artist Léon Lhermitte shows a family of peasants resting during haymaking. The work probably has a symbolic element too, evoking youth, maturity and old age. The old man at the front holds a scythe, a traditional symbol of approaching death. This kind of symbolism and the emphasis on the romantic, idyllic side of peasant life made works of this type ...
莱昂·奥古斯丁·勒米特（Léon Augustin Lhermitte）是一位法国自然主义画家和蚀刻师，其主要题材是描绘工作中农民的乡村场景。他是博伊斯鲍德兰（Horace Lecoq de Boisbaudran）的学生，1864年他在巴黎沙龙的展出获得了认可。他的许多奖项包括法国荣誉军团（188...
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10 de feb. de 2021 · Ici, Lhermitte souhaite représenter la réalité du peuple et nous documente ainsi sur la difficulté des travaux dans les champs. À travers ce tableau La paie des moissonneurs, Lhermitte réussi à mettre en lumière la dignité des travailleurs et met en avant des valeurs nobles : travail et famille.
