Drying the Laundry by Harriet Backer (1884)

Painting of three figures spreading laundry on a green meadow, with cottages and water under a pale sky.

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Drying the Laundry, Harriet Backer (1884), The Reksten Collection. Via artnap.com

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Harriet Backer's painting Drying the Laundry from 1884 shows three figures working on a grassy meadow, spreading pale cloth across the ground. Two women bend and kneel in the foreground while a small figure sits at the right, with rustic cottages and a grey expanse of water under a pale sky behind them. The loose, painterly brushwork emphasizes light and atmosphere over fine detail.

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Date

1884

Medium

Painting

Museum

The Reksten Collection

License

Public domain