Famous Paintings of Work and Labor (page 2)

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A young woman, holding a knife and vegetable in her lap and wearing a clay-brown jacket over a long, poppy-red skirt, sits on a wooden ladderback chair angled to our right in the center of this vertical painting.

Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin The Kitchen Maid, 1738 National Gallery of Art

Beggar with a Duffle Coat (Philosopher), Édouard Manet, 1865–67, oil on canvas

Édouard Manet Beggar with a Duffle Coat (Philosopher), 1865–67 Art Institute of Chicago

Venetian Glass Workers, John Singer Sargent, 1880–82, oil on canvas

John Singer Sargent Venetian Glass Workers, 1880–82 Art Institute of Chicago

Saint Martin and the Beggar, El Greco, c. 1597–c. 1600, oil on canvas

El Greco Saint Martin and the Beggar, c. 1597–c. 1600 Art Institute of Chicago

Souvenir of Italy, Camille Corot, 1855–60, oil on canvas

Camille Corot Souvenir of Italy, 1855–60 Art Institute of Chicago

The Woodchopper, Jean-François Millet, c. 1858–66, oil on canvas

Jean-François Millet The Woodchopper, c. 1858–66 Art Institute of Chicago

Rue de l'Epicerie, Rouen (Effect of Sunlight), Camille Pissarro, 1898, oil on canvas

Camille Pissarro Rue de l'Epicerie, Rouen (Effect of Sunlight), 1898 The Met

Variations in Violet and Grey—Market Place, Dieppe, James McNeill Whistler, 1885, gouache and watercolor on off-white wove paper, mounted on academy board

James McNeill Whistler Variations in Violet and Grey—Market Place, Dieppe, 1885 The Met

Shown from the waist up, a woman with pale skin and brown hair, wearing a dark corset and white fabric over her shoulders, looks down at needlework in her hands in this vertical painting.

Diego Velázquez The Needlewoman, c. 1640/1650 National Gallery of Art

The Little Shepherdess, Jean-François Millet, 1868–72, oil on panel

Jean-François Millet The Little Shepherdess, 1868–72 Art Institute of Chicago

The Sheepshearers, Jean-François Millet, c. 1857–61, oil on canvas

Jean-François Millet The Sheepshearers, c. 1857–61 Art Institute of Chicago

Market Place, John Singer Sargent, 1890s, watercolor, gouache, and graphite on white wove paper

John Singer Sargent Market Place, 1890s The Met

The Harvest, Pontoise (La Récolte, Pontoise), Camille Pissarro, 1881, oil on canvas

Camille Pissarro The Harvest, Pontoise (La Récolte, Pontoise), 1881 The Met

This painting shows a view from above, looking down a path on the left where several people walk away from us towards a house in the distance surrounded by lush green vegetation.

Pierre-Auguste Renoir The Mussel Harvest, 1879 National Gallery of Art

This painting depicts a young boy sitting in a relaxed position, with his right arm leaning on a black surface. He has pale skin, wide eyes, and a small, slightly downturned mouth.

Camille Corot Italian Peasant Boy, 1825/1827 National Gallery of Art

Shepherdess Seated on a Rock, Jean-François Millet, 1856, oil on wood

Jean-François Millet Shepherdess Seated on a Rock, 1856 The Met

This painting shows a person bent over, working the land outdoors. The person is in the center of the painting, surrounded by green grass and dark trees. The sky is not visible. In the bottom left corner, there is a section of brown earth.

Georges Seurat Man with a Hoe, c. 1882 National Gallery of Art

Rehearsal of the Pasdeloup Orchestra at the Cirque d'Hiver, John Singer Sargent, c. 1879, oil on canvas

John Singer Sargent Rehearsal of the Pasdeloup Orchestra at the Cirque d'Hiver, c. 1879 Art Institute of Chicago

The Adoration of the Shepherds, El Greco, ca. 1605–10, oil on canvas

El Greco The Adoration of the Shepherds, ca. 1605–10 The Met

The Adoration of the Shepherds, El Greco, ca. 1612–14, oil on canvas

El Greco The Adoration of the Shepherds, ca. 1612–14 The Met

Two Young Peasant Women, Camille Pissarro, 1891–92, oil on canvas

Camille Pissarro Two Young Peasant Women, 1891–92 The Met

Shown from the lap up a pale-skinned young girl sits in a grassy landscape in this vertical painting. The girl and surroundings are painted with visible strokes and dashes of mostly vivid greens and blues, which give the scene a soft look.

Camille Pissarro Peasant Girl with a Straw Hat, 1881 National Gallery of Art

This painting shows a person in an agricultural setting. The background is made of horizontal bands of browns and greens, painted in short, overlapping strokes.

Georges Seurat Peasant with a Hoe, c. 1882 National Gallery of Art

This painting features a woman standing, with her body slightly turned to the right and her head facing downward. She has light skin, pink cheeks, and dark hair partially covered by a red-and-white patterned head scarf.

Camille Pissarro Peasant Woman, 1880 National Gallery of Art

An older man with ruddy, peachy skin stands in the lower right of this vertical painting holding a large, green, leafy cabbage. He is shown from the hips up and faces our left with his body angled slightly toward us.

Camille Pissarro The Gardener - Old Peasant with Cabbage, 1883-1895 National Gallery of Art

The Dispatch of the Messenger, François Boucher, 1765, oil on canvas

François Boucher The Dispatch of the Messenger, 1765 The Met

Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin The Scullery Maid, c. 1738 National Gallery of Art

A Fisherman, Eastman Johnson, 1865, brown inks on tan-color sized canvas

Eastman Johnson A Fisherman, 1865 The Met

This painting depicts a vast countryside from an elevated point of view. At the bottom of the painting is a wide brown and green field that appears to be growing wheat or a similar crop.

George Inness Harvest Scene in the Delaware Valley, 1867 National Gallery of Art

The painting displays a dark green field stretching into the distance. A line of trees and small, indistinct structures can be seen near the center of the painting.

George Inness Harvest Moon, 1891 National Gallery of Art

This painting shows a tranquil river scene with a distant horizon on the left showing rolling landscapes, trees, and small brown buildings across calm water.

Charles-François Daubigny Washerwomen at the Oise River near Valmondois, 1865 National Gallery of Art

This painting shows a coastal scene with a rocky tan cliff on the left side extending down to the blue sea. The horizon is in the middle of the painting, with a bright, slightly cloudy blue sky above the sea.

Eugène Boudin Washerwomen on the Beach of Etretat, 1894 National Gallery of Art

Holding a bunch of peonies in one hand, a woman with brown skin leans forward, toward us from behind a large basket holding dozens of flowers in this horizontal painting.

Frédéric Bazille Young Woman with Peonies, 1870 National Gallery of Art

The painting features a sandy shore and a calm sea with sailing boats in the distance. At the bottom of the painting, people sit on the sand by the water.

Eugène Boudin Washerwoman near Trouville, c. 1872/1876 National Gallery of Art

Woman Ironing, Édouard Vuillard, 1892, oil on board

Édouard Vuillard Woman Ironing, 1892 Cleveland Museum of Art

This painting shows a woman seated on a wooden chair, facing the right with her head slightly tilted down. She is focused on the thin silver needles she holds in her hands.

Edmund Charles Tarbell Josephine Knitting, 1916 National Gallery of Art

The Cottage by the Roadside, Stormy Sky, Jules Dupré, c. 1860, oil on canvas

Jules Dupré The Cottage by the Roadside, Stormy Sky, c. 1860 Art Institute of Chicago

For the Little One, William Merritt Chase, ca. 1896, oil on canvas

William Merritt Chase For the Little One, ca. 1896 The Met

This painting shows two women seated on yellow-gold chairs in a room. The woman on the left appears young, with short brown hair and light skin.

Édouard Vuillard Women Sewing, c. 1912 National Gallery of Art

Piping Shepherds, Aelbert Cuyp, ca. 1643–44, oil on canvas

Aelbert Cuyp Piping Shepherds, ca. 1643–44 The Met

The Laundress, Honoré Daumier, 186[3?], oil on oak

Honoré Daumier The Laundress, 186[3?] The Met

Auvers (Washerwomen), Charles-François Daubigny, 1861, oil on wood

Charles-François Daubigny Auvers (Washerwomen), 1861 National Gallery of Art

The Beeches, Asher Brown Durand, 1845, oil on canvas

Asher Brown Durand The Beeches, 1845 The Met

Harvest Time, George Inness, 1864, oil on canvas

George Inness Harvest Time, 1864 Cleveland Museum of Art

A Young Woman at Her Toilet with a Maid, Gerard ter Borch, ca. 1650–51, oil on wood

Gerard ter Borch A Young Woman at Her Toilet with a Maid, ca. 1650–51 The Met

A Peasant Girl Knitting, Jules Breton, ca. 1870, oil on canvas

Jules Breton A Peasant Girl Knitting, ca. 1870 The Met

The Proposal, William-Adolphe Bouguereau, 1872, oil on canvas

William-Adolphe Bouguereau The Proposal, 1872 The Met

This is a painting of a group of people, mostly men, engaged in laborious activities outdoors. The people are minimally clothed, with small pieces of cloth wrapped around their waists.

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes Work, c. 1863 National Gallery of Art

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