Photograph by Ed Pollard, Canon EOS 5D Mark II digital slr-2010.

Farmer with a Pitchfork

Artist Winslow Homer (American, 1836-1910)

CultureAmerican

Dateca. 1874

MediumOil on board

DimensionsOverall, Image: 9 1/2 × 13 1/2 in. (24.1 × 34.3 cm)
Overall, Frame: 17 1/2 × 21 3/4 × 3 in. (44.5 × 55.2 × 7.6 cm)

Credit LinePromised gift of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Batten

Object numberL2010.1.2

On View

Chrysler Museum of Art, Gallery 212

DescriptionThis painting by Winslow Homer depicts a young laborer with his pitchfork slung over his shoulder. He faces away from the viewer, looking at his stacks of hay on his land at the end of his working day.
Label TextWinslow Homer American, 1836–1910 Girl with a Four-Leaf Clover, ca. 1875 Oil on board Farmer with a Pitchfork, ca. 1874 Oil on board Promised gifts of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Batten Exhibition History"American Masterpieces from the Batten Collection," Gallery 220, Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Va., January 26 - July 31, 2011. "Our Community Collects: From Durer to Warhol and Beyond," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, September 21 - December 31, 2011. "The Agrarian Ideal: Monet, van Gogh, Homer," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, October 7, 2016 - January 8, 2017.