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The Apple Gatherers

The Apple Gatherers

1912
(American, 1874–1956)
America, 20th century
oil on canvas
Unframed: 134 x 127.6 cm (52 3/4 x 50 1/4 in.)
Bequest of Ralph King 1926.485
Location: not on view

Did You Know?

The apple variety depicted in this painting is the McIntosh, which today accounts for two-thirds of New England’s annual apple harvest.

Description

Anderson disliked the industrialized cities of his day and opted to paint rural settings seemingly untouched by modern development. The leisurely activity of apple picking contrasts with demanding work in urban factories, and the young girl dressed in all white may represent idealized innocence. Anderson once stated that through his paintings he strove to capture “the fragrance of the beauty of life.”
  • The Artist (Lent it to Armory Show, 1913); Ralph King, Cleveland
  • Roslyn Harbor, NY, Nassau County Museum of Fine Art, The Armory Show and the Eight: Before and After (24 April-29 July 1984) illus. cat. no. 94, p. 67 (see also References)
    Lakewood, OH, The Kenneth C. Beck Center, American Paintings 1825-1915 from The Cleveland Museum of Art (17 September-13 October 1980)
    American Paintings 1825 - 1915 from the Cleveland Museum of Art. Johnson-Humrickhouse Museum, Coshocton, OH (organizer) (July 7-November 1, 1979).
    Coshocton, OH, Johnson-Humrickhouse Museum, American Paintings 1825-1915 from The Cleveland Museum of Art (7 July-1 November 1979) listed, not illus; cat. not numbered or paginated.
    Shaker Heights, Ohio, Laurel School, Work of Karl Anderson (6 June 1967).
    Exhibition of Ohio Painters. The Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH (organizer) (April 4-30, 1967).
    Youngstown, The Butler Institute of American Art, Pageant of Ohio Painters (4-30 April 1967) cat. no. 3, not illus or paginated.
    Clyde, Ohio, Community Room, Clyde Savings Bank, Arts and Crafts Show: Past-Present-Future (4-6 March 1966) listed, not illus. or numbered; organized by The Clyde Art Group.
    The Armory Show, 50th Anniversary Exhibition. Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute, Utica, NY (organizer) (February 17-April 28, 1963); Henry Street Settlement, New York, NY (April 6-28, 1963).
    Utica, NY, Munson-Williams-Proctor, 1913 Armory Show; 50th Anniversary Exhibition, 1963 (17 February-31 March 1963); traveled to New York, Armory of the 69th Regiment (6-28 April 1963) illus. cat. no. 892, p. 108.
    Exhibition of American Painting from 1860 Until Today. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 23-October 4, 1937).
    Cleveland, The Cleveland Museum of Art, An Exhibition of American Painting from 1860 Until Today at The Cleveland Museum of Art (23 June-4 October 1937) cat . no. 2, listed p. 11, not illus.
    New York, Armory of the Sixty-Ninth Infantry, International Exhibition of Modern Art (17 February-15 March 1913) cat. no. 892, listed p. 60, and listed in Supplement to Catalogue p. 17; did not travel with show to Chicago or Boston.
  • {{cite web|title=The Apple Gatherers|url=false|author=Karl Anderson|year=1912|access-date=25 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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