Sir George Clausen RA, Watercolour study of woman hacking turnips
Sir George Clausen RA, Watercolour study of woman hacking turnips

Watercolour study of woman hacking turnips, 1 January 1884

Sir George Clausen RA (1852 - 1944)

RA Collection: Art

This watercolour sketch depicts a woman about to cut off the top of a turnip in a field. Turnip harvesting appears in Clausen's major painting of 1883, Winter Work (Tate Britain) and the slightly earlier oil sketch, December (c. 1882). The date inscribed on the drawing, '1 January 1884', seems to preclude its status as a preparatory sketch. However, Clausen continued to be interested in this subject after 1883 as is shown by his watercolour, Hoeing Turnips (1884; private collection).

Object details

Title
Watercolour study of woman hacking turnips
Artist/designer
Sir George Clausen RA (1852 - 1944)
Date
1 January 1884
Object type
Drawing
Medium
Watercolour and pencil on laid paper
Dimensions

281 mm x 203 mm

Collection
Royal Academy of Arts
Object number
05/804
Acquisition
Given by Hugh Clausen 1970
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