# Loading Hay

**Mihály Munkácsy** (Hungarian, 1844–1900)  
c. 1886-87  
Oil on canvas  
59.5 × 97 cm (23 1/2 × 38 in.); Framed: 91.5 × 129.6 × 12.7 cm (36 × 51 × 5 in.)

Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago, 2022.369. [The museum's record](https://www.artic.edu/artworks/263514).

## About this work

Mihály Munkácsy painted this in about 1886-87, aged about 37. It is now at the Art Institute of Chicago.

### What you’re looking at

A work made of oil on canvas.

_Description from the Art Institute of Chicago._

### How it was made

- **Oil paint.** Pigment ground in a drying oil, usually linseed. It dries slowly, so painters could blend on the canvas, build up thin translucent glazes, and rework a picture over weeks. Canvas replaced wooden panels in the 1500s because it is lighter and can be rolled.

### [Mihály Munkácsy](https://www.ochreeditions.com/artists/mihaly-munkacsy)

Hungarian, 1844–1900

## Facts

- Type: Painting
- Culture: Hungary
- The artist was about 37
- Real size: about 23 × 38 in (59 × 97 cm). The 30 × 40 in print is close to life size.
- Century: 19th century
- Subjects: landscape, children, hills, men, women, working, bourgeoisie, rural life
- Colour: brown
- Rights: public domain (CC0 1.0); free to use for any purpose.

## Get it

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- Canvas reproduction: 8 × 10 in $58; 11 × 14 in $72; 12 × 16 in $79; 16 × 20 in $98; 18 × 24 in $118; 20 × 30 in $148; 24 × 36 in $178; 30 × 40 in $228
- Print-ready file: 8 × 10 in $2; 11 × 14 in $2; 12 × 16 in $3; 16 × 20 in $3; 18 × 24 in $3; 20 × 30 in $5; 24 × 36 in $5; 30 × 40 in $5

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