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55 works by 20 artists

55 works featuring “Bundle of sticks” by 20 artists, from the 16th to the 20th century, held in 28 museums.

Autumn Landscape with a Flock of Turkeys, Jean-François Millet

Autumn Landscape with a Flock of Turkeys, 1872–1873.

Autumn Landscape with a Flock of Turkeys (museum title)

Jean-François Millet (French), oil on canvas

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

The Gloomy Day, Pieter Bruegel the Elder

The Gloomy Day, 1565.

The Gloomy Day (museum title)

Pieter Bruegel the Elder (Dutch), oil on panel

Kunsthistorisches Museum, Austria

Prudence, Pieter Bruegel the Elder

Prudence, 1560.

Prudence (museum title)

Pieter Bruegel the Elder (Dutch), engraving

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

The Wood Gatherer, Camille Corot

The Wood Gatherer, 1865–1870.

The Wood Gatherer (museum title)

Camille Corot (French), oil on canvas

National Gallery, United Kingdom

She stood there with a headscarf on her head, a leather jacket and a black skirt..., Hans Gude

She stood there with a headscarf on her head, a leather jacket and a black skirt..., 1878.

Hu stod med skaut på hue og skinntrøye og svart stakk... (museum title)

Hans Gude (Norwegian), pen, wash and pencil on paper

National Museum of Norway

Mishima Pass in Kai Province, Katsushika Hokusai

Mishima Pass in Kai Province, c. 1830–1832.

Mishima Pass in Kai Province (museum title)

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese), woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Two Allegories of Envy, Leonardo da Vinci

Two Allegories of Envy, 15th century.

Two Allegories of Envy (museum title)

Leonardo da Vinci (Italian)

Christ Church, United Kingdom

On the Road to Moret, Alfred Sisley

On the Road to Moret, 1882.

On the Road to Moret (museum title)

Alfred Sisley (British), oil on canvas

Yoshino Gypsum, Japan

Poem by Gon-Chūnagon Sadaie, Katsushika Hokusai

Poem by Gon-Chūnagon Sadaie, 1760–1849.

Poem by Gon-Chūnagon Sadaie (museum title)

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese), woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Near the ox stall, Hilvarenbeek, Piet Mondrian

Near the ox stall, Hilvarenbeek, 1904.

Near the ox stall, Hilvarenbeek (museum title)

Piet Mondrian (Dutch), oil on cardboard and wood panel

Kunstmuseum Den Haag, Netherlands

Dursli with Two Bundles of Wood in Front of His House, Albert Anker

Dursli with Two Bundles of Wood in Front of His House, 1893–1896.

Dursli mit zwei Holzbündeln vor seinem Haus (museum title)

Albert Anker (Swiss), pen and black ink on cardboard

Kunstmuseum Basel, Switzerland

Country people on their way to Rome, Wilhelm Marstrand

Country people on their way to Rome, 1869.

Landboere på vej til Rom (museum title)

Wilhelm Marstrand (Danish), drawing

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Paysan vu de dos dans un sous-bois, Moret, Camille Pissarro

Paysan vu de dos dans un sous-bois, Moret, 1901.

Paysan vu de dos dans un sous-bois, Moret (museum title)

Camille Pissarro (French), oil on canvas

High Museum of Art, United States

Per Bollerhus with a bundle of twigs on the heath. Study, Anna Ancher

Per Bollerhus with a bundle of twigs on the heath. Study, 1878–1879.

Per Bollerhus med risknippe på heden. Studie (museum title)

Anna Ancher (Danish), oil on canvas

Anchers Hus (Skagens Museum), Denmark

Tama River in Musashi Province, Katsushika Hokusai

Tama River in Musashi Province, c. 1830–1832.

Tama River in Musashi Province (museum title)

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese), woodblock print

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Retreat from the Storm, Jean-François Millet

Retreat from the Storm, c. 1846.

Retreat from the Storm (museum title)

Jean-François Millet (French), oil on canvas

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Les ramasseurs de bois, Jean-François Millet

Les ramasseurs de bois

Les ramasseurs de bois (museum title)

Jean-François Millet (French), oil on canvas

Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts, Russia

The pond of Ville-d'Avray, Camille Corot

The pond of Ville-d'Avray, 1847.

L'étang de Ville-d'Avray (museum title)

Camille Corot (French), oil on canvas

Tochigi Prefectural Museum of Fine Arts, Japan

Jeune Paysanne faisant du feu. Gelée blanche, Camille Pissarro

Jeune Paysanne faisant du feu. Gelée blanche, 1888.

Jeune Paysanne faisant du feu. Gelée blanche (museum title)

Camille Pissarro (French), oil on canvas

Musée d'Orsay, France

Bords de l'Oise, près de Pontoise, temps gris, Camille Pissarro

Bords de l'Oise, près de Pontoise, temps gris, 1878.

Bords de l'Oise, près de Pontoise, temps gris (museum title)

Camille Pissarro (French), oil on canvas

Musée d'Orsay, France

The People's Census at Bethlehem, Pieter Bruegel the Elder

The People's Census at Bethlehem, 1566.

The People's Census at Bethlehem (museum title)

Pieter Bruegel the Elder (Dutch), oil on oak panel

Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium

Old woman (Laurendse) with a bunch of twigs, Anna Ancher

Old woman (Laurendse) with a bunch of twigs, c. 1903.

Gammel kone (Laurendse) med risknippet (museum title)

Anna Ancher (Danish), oil on canvas

Anchers Hus (Skagens Museum), Denmark

Women Carrying Faggots, Jean-François Millet

Women Carrying Faggots, c. 1858.

Women Carrying Faggots (museum title)

Jean-François Millet (French), charcoal heightened with white gouache, charcoal border, on heavy gray-blue laid paper

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Road by the Water, Camille Corot

Road by the Water, c. 1865–1870.

La route au bord de l'eau (museum title)

Camille Corot (French), oil on canvas

Clark Art Institute, United States

Le jardin d'Eragny, Camille Pissarro

Le jardin d'Eragny, 1898.

Le jardin d'Eragny (museum title)

Camille Pissarro (French), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Art, United States

The Suspension Bridge on the Border of Hida and Etchū Provinces, Katsushika Hokusai

The Suspension Bridge on the Border of Hida and Etchū Provinces, c. 1830.

The Suspension Bridge on the Border of Hida and Etchū… (museum title)

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese), woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Peasants Carrying Sticks (Paysannes portant des fagots), Camille Pissarro

Peasants Carrying Sticks (Paysannes portant des fagots), 1896.

Peasants Carrying Sticks (Paysannes portant des fagots) (museum title)

Camille Pissarro (French), lithograph

Rosenwald Collection, United States

Little Family Scenes: Arcachon, Who Wants Wood Shavings!, Pierre Bonnard

Little Family Scenes: Arcachon, Who Wants Wood Shavings!, 1893.

Petites scènes familières : Arcachon qui veut des écopeaux ! (museum title)

Pierre Bonnard (French), lithograph

Bibliothèque nationale de France

Route de Louveciennes, Alfred Sisley

Route de Louveciennes, 1874.

Route de Louveciennes (museum title)

Alfred Sisley (British), oil on canvas

Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium

Illustration for The Family at Gilje, by Jonas Lie, Copenhagen 1903, Erik Werenskiold

Illustration for The Family at Gilje, by Jonas Lie, Copenhagen 1903, 1891–1903.

Illustrasjon til Jonas Lie "Familien på Gilje", København… (museum title)

Erik Werenskiold (Norwegian), pen on paper

National Museum of Norway

Woman Carrying Brushwood, Mihály Munkácsy

Woman Carrying Brushwood, 1873.

Rőzsehordó nő (museum title)

Mihály Munkácsy (Hungarian), oil on wood

Hungarian National Gallery, Hungary

A Woman Gathering Faggots at Ville-d'Avray, Camille Corot

A Woman Gathering Faggots at Ville-d'Avray, c. 1871–1874.

A Woman Gathering Faggots at Ville-d'Avray (museum title)

Camille Corot (French), oil on canvas

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Prudence, Pieter Bruegel the Elder

Prudence, 1559.

Prudence (museum title)

Pieter Bruegel the Elder (Dutch), pen and brown ink on paper

Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium

Per Bollerhus with his bundle of twigs going across the heath, Anna Ancher

Per Bollerhus with his bundle of twigs going across the heath, 1878–1879.

Per Bollerhus med sit risknippe gående over heden (museum title)

Anna Ancher (Danish), oil on canvas

Anchers Hus (Skagens Museum), Denmark

The New Fields at Ōno in Suruga Province, Katsushika Hokusai

The New Fields at Ōno in Suruga Province, c. 1830–1832.

The New Fields at Ōno in Suruga Province (museum title)

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese), woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Portrait of Władysław Reymont, Jacek Malczewski

Portrait of Władysław Reymont, 1905.

Portret Władysława Reymonta (museum title)

Jacek Malczewski (Polish), oil on canvas

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

Peasants Carrying Sticks (Paysannes portant des fagots), Camille Pissarro

Peasants Carrying Sticks (Paysannes portant des fagots), 1896.

Peasants Carrying Sticks (Paysannes portant des fagots) (museum title)

Camille Pissarro (French), lithograph

Prints in the National Gallery of Art, United States

Woman Spinning Silk, Katsushika Hokusai

Woman Spinning Silk, 1790.

Woman Spinning Silk (museum title)

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese), hanging scroll; ink and color on silk

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Our Daily Bread, Anders Zorn

Our Daily Bread, 1886.

Vårt dagliga bröd (museum title)

Anders Zorn (Swedish), watercolor

Nationalmuseum, Sweden

Terre labourée en hiver, avec un homme portant un fagot, Camille Pissarro

Terre labourée en hiver, avec un homme portant un fagot, 1877.

Terre labourée en hiver, avec un homme portant un fagot (museum title)

Camille Pissarro (French), oil on canvas

Art Institute of Chicago, United States

Poem by Kakinomoto Hitomaro, Katsushika Hokusai

Poem by Kakinomoto Hitomaro, 1839.

Poem by Kakinomoto Hitomaro (museum title)

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese), woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Ancient View of Yatsuhashi in Mikawa Province, Katsushika Hokusai

Ancient View of Yatsuhashi in Mikawa Province, c. 1834.

Ancient View of Yatsuhashi in Mikawa Province (museum title)

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese), woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

She took the child, laid him on the dung heap and whipped him with a proper birch switch, Hans Gude

She took the child, laid him on the dung heap and whipped him with a proper birch switch, 1879.

Hun tok ungen og la han på søpledyngen og piska'n med et… (museum title)

Hans Gude (Norwegian), pen and pencil on paper

National Museum of Norway

Woodcutter Trimming Faggots, Jean-François Millet

Woodcutter Trimming Faggots, 1853–1854.

Woodcutter Trimming Faggots (museum title)

Jean-François Millet (French), conté crayon with stumping on beige laid paper

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Fuji—The Tama River, Musashi Province, Katsushika Hokusai

Fuji—The Tama River, Musashi Province, c. 1830–1832.

Fuji—The Tama River, Musashi Province (museum title)

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese), woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Old woman with a bundle of firewood, Petrus van der Velden

Old woman with a bundle of firewood

Oude vrouw met takkenbos (museum title)

Petrus van der Velden (New Zealander), lithograph on paper

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

A group of trees in Dyrehaven, C.W. Eckersberg

A group of trees in Dyrehaven, 1825.

En trægruppe i Dyrehaven (museum title)

C.W. Eckersberg (Danish), oil on canvas

Ordrupgaard, Denmark

Poem by Kakinomoto Hitomaro, Katsushika Hokusai

Poem by Kakinomoto Hitomaro, 1760–1849.

Poem by Kakinomoto Hitomaro (museum title)

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese), woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Louveciennes sous la neige, Alfred Sisley

Louveciennes sous la neige, 1872.

Louveciennes sous la neige (museum title)

Alfred Sisley (British), oil on canvas

Norton Simon Museum, United States

Stor-Ola, Erik Werenskiold

Stor-Ola, 1891–1903.

Stor-Ola (museum title)

Erik Werenskiold (Norwegian), pencil on paper

National Museum of Norway