America / 1912
The Apple Gatherers
The Cleveland Museum of Art catalogs The Apple Gatherers as painting (America · 1912).
The apple variety depicted in this painting is the McIntosh, which today accounts for two-thirds of New England’s annual apple harvest.
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The museum identifies this painting as oil on canvas and credits Karl Anderson (American, 1874–1956).
The museum's collection notes: Karl 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. The artist stated that his paintings were meant to capture “the fragrance of the beauty of life.”
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