The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of December 20, 2025
Women Working in a Field
1867
(American, 1836–1910)
Framed: 30.5 x 45.5 x 4.5 cm (12 x 17 15/16 x 1 3/4 in.); Unframed: 17 x 32.2 cm (6 11/16 x 12 11/16 in.)
Location: Not on view
Description
In December 1866, Winslow Homer sailed from Boston for a year of study in France. Since the early 1850s he had known the principles of French painting, particularly the outdoor style of the Barbizon school. While in France, Homer spent most of his time working in Paris and the rural village of Cernay-la-Ville in Picardy, about 40 miles from the French capital. This oil sketch was probably painted there.- John La Farge (New York sale 1911); William Rutloff Kip; George Vigouroux, Jr. (c. 1967); Mrs. Elizabeth Whitney Evans.
- Turner, Evan H. "The Year in Review for 1992." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 80, no. 2 (1993): 38-79. Reproduced: p. 60; Mentioned: p. 66 www.jstor.org
- CMA 1993: "Signs of Affection"Signs of Affection: Gifts Honoring the Museum's 75th Anniversary. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 27, 1992-January 3, 1993).
- {{cite web|title=Women Working in a Field|url=false|author=Winslow Homer|year=1867|access-date=20 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}
Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1992.315