Sir George Clausen RA, Study of a mower
Sir George Clausen RA, Study of a mower

Study of a mower, probably mid 1880s-early 1890s

Sir George Clausen RA (1852 - 1944)

RA Collection: Art

A full-length study of a man wearing a hat and gaiters bending forwards with his hands in a position that suggests he is holding a scythe. The pole handle of the scythe is lightly sketched in.

This is probably a working drawing from around the time that Clausen was preparing his major canvas The Mowers (1891; Usher Gallery, Lincoln). However, the gaiters worn by the figure may indicate that it relates to an earlier watercolour painting of mowers which dates from 1885.

There is a drawing of a pair of legs on the verso of the sheet which probably relate to a life drawing.

Object details

Title
Study of a mower
Artist/designer
Sir George Clausen RA (1852 - 1944)
Date
probably mid 1880s-early 1890s
Object type
Drawing
Medium
Chalk on laid paper
Dimensions

474 mm x 304 mm

Collection
Royal Academy of Arts
Object number
05/904
Acquisition
Given by Hugh Clausen 1970
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