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Wisconsin Haying
Wisconsin Haying
Artist (1852 - 1896)

Wisconsin Haying

Date1882
DimensionsSight: 21 1/2 × 43 1/2 in. (54.6 × 110.5 cm)
Object numberN0409.1955
Credit LineCollection of the Fenimore Art Museum. Gift of Stephen C. Clark
Photograph by Richard Walker
Label TextTheodore Robinson’s quiet and contemplative scene captures two farmers resting while haying a field, a laborious task further indicated through the sheen of sweat visible on the bodies of the horses. Robinson trained in New York City before spending several years Europe, favoring France, which led him later to become one of the leading American Impressionists. His travels introduced him to many artists and artworks, including James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834-1903), whom he befriended in 1879, the Barbizon School and Claude Monet (1840-1926).
Exhibition History“American Artists Abroad: the European Experience in the 19th Century,” Unknown Location, June 2, 1985 - September 2, 1985.

“The Figural Images of Theodore Robinson, American Impressionist,” Paine Arts Center and Arboretum, Oshkosh, WI, April 4 – June 7, 1987.

“Theodore Robinson,” Owen Gallery, New York, NY, April 15, 2000 - June 15, 2000.

"American Treasures from the Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown, New York," Society of the Four Arts, Palm Beach, FL, February 11, 2004 - April 16, 2004.
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