# Reapers Resting in a Wheat Field, in John Singer Sargent

John Singer Sargent painted this in 1885, aged 29. It is now at The Met in New York.

Our note:

> Farm workers rest among the sheaves at the edge of a wheat field, painted with quick, broad strokes and high-keyed colour.

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## The work

- Date: 1885
- Medium: Oil on canvas
- Dimensions: 28 x 36 in. (71.1 x 91.4 cm)
- Type: Painting
- Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 50.130.14
- Licence: CC0 1.0

## The artist

[John Singer Sargent](https://www.ochreeditions.com/artists/john-singer-sargent), American, 1856–1925

Sargent was born in Florence to American parents and grew up travelling across Europe.

4 works in the collection.

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