rural-life

Landscape with a Farmhouse and a Peasant Wheeling a Barrow (1865)

Léon Bonvin (French, 1834–1866)

A humble countryside scene where a peasant struggles with a heavy barrow, framed by a weathered farmhouse under brooding skies.
Woman in wheat field (ca. 1897 – ca. 1910)

Luis Astete y Concha (Spanish, 1864–1935)

A woman stands immersed in a wheat field, her presence merging with the golden stalks under fractured sunlight.
Bords Du Loing À Moret (1901)

Camille Pissarro (French, 1830–1903)

A tranquil riverside scene alive with light and movement, where brushstrokes dissolve into the shimmer of water and wind.
Old Woman Gathering Faggots (1865)

Winslow Homer (American, 1836–1910)

A solitary elderly woman gathers firewood in a stark landscape, her quiet labor rendered with raw honesty and quiet dignity.
Meules de blé (1888)

Vincent van Gogh (Dutch, 1853–1890)

A vibrant depiction of wheat stacks under a dynamic sky, bursting with texture and color.
Farmhouse in Provence (1888)

Vincent van Gogh (Dutch, 1853–1890)

A sunlit Provençal farmhouse radiates warmth amid rolling fields, rendered in van Gogh’s dynamic, textured brushwork.
Le Village d’Éragny (The Village of Éragny) (1885)

Camille Pissarro (French, 1830–1903)

A serene countryside scene bathed in sunlight, where cottages and nature blend harmoniously under a soft sky.
Stack of Wheat (1890)

Claude Monet (French, 1840–1926)

A golden wheat stack stands tall under a shifting sky, its textured surface alive with Monet’s vibrant brushwork.
Woman Sewing by Lamplight (circa 1870-1872)

Jean-François Millet (French, 1814–1875)

A woman sews by lamplight, her quiet labor bathed in warmth and shadow, revealing the poetry of everyday life.