Peasant Woman Leaning on a Pitchfork
Artist
Alfred Boucher
(French, 1850-1934)
CultureFrench
Datelate 1800s
MediumCast bronze
Dimensions22 1/2 × 10 × 8 1/4 in. (57.2 × 25.4 × 21 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase with funds donated by Kathryn K. Porter
Object number89.65
Not on view
DescriptionCast bronze sculpture of a peasant woman leaning against a pitchfork and looking downward.Label TextAlfred Boucher French, 1850–1934 Peasant Woman Leaning on a Pitchfork, late 1800s Cast bronze This hardy young peasant woman leaning on her pitchfork symbolizes the enduring strength of the rural working class. With her feet planted firmly on the ground, she is powerful, vital, and heroic—and celebrated here as the backbone of the French nation. Museum purchase with funds donated by Kathryn K. Porter 89.65 Exhibition History"Reopening of the Joan P. Brock Galleries," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Va., Opening in March of 2008. "The Agrarian Ideal: Monet, van Gogh, Homer," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, October 7, 2016 - January 8, 2017.
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