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758 works by 72 artists

758 works featuring “Country life” by 72 artists, from the 16th to the 20th century, held in 144 museums.

Harvest Time, Anna Ancher

Harvest Time, 1901.

I høstens tid (museum title)

Anna Ancher (Danish), oil on canvas

Fuglsang Art Museum, Denmark

Champ enneigé avec herse, Vincent van Gogh

Champ enneigé avec herse, 1890.

Champ enneigé avec herse (museum title)

Vincent van Gogh (Dutch), oil on canvas

Van Gogh Museum, Netherlands

Woodland Pasture, Anders Askevold

Woodland Pasture, 1878.

Hage (museum title)

Anders Askevold (Norwegian), oil

Gothenburg Museum of Art, Sweden

By the Cellar, Carl Larsson

By the Cellar, 1917.

Vid källaren (museum title)

Carl Larsson (Swedish), watercolor

Nationalmuseum, Sweden

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

Sunset, Émile Claus

Sunset, 1911.

Ondergaande zon (museum title)

Émile Claus (Belgian), oil on canvas

Museum of Fine Arts, Ghent (MSK Gent), Belgium

Bust of a young peasant from Polesia, study; verso: sketch of a country boy in a straw hat, Józef Chełmoński

Bust of a young peasant from Polesia, study; verso: sketch of a country boy in a straw hat, c. 1909.

Popiersie wiejskiego chłopaka - Poleszuk. Studium; verso… (museum title)

Józef Chełmoński (Polish), pencil on paper

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

Study of a Treebucket with Potatoes, Anders Askevold

Study of a Treebucket with Potatoes, 1860.

Redskaper ved et hushjørne. Studie (museum title)

Anders Askevold (Norwegian), oil on cardboard, mounted on cardboard

National Museum of Norway

Terrinallum homestead, Louis Buvelot

Terrinallum homestead, 1869.

Terrinallum homestead (museum title)

Louis Buvelot (Australian), oil on canvas

State Library Victoria, Australia

The Gopsmor Cottage, Anders Zorn

The Gopsmor Cottage, 1917.

Gopsmorstugan (museum title)

Anders Zorn (Swedish), etching

Thiel Gallery, Sweden

Village by the Water, Józef Chełmoński

Village by the Water, 1913.

Wieś nad wodą (museum title)

Józef Chełmoński (Polish), oil on canvas

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

Washing the sheep in front of a house, Anna Ancher

Washing the sheep in front of a house, c. 1920.

Fårevask foran et hus (museum title)

Anna Ancher (Danish), oil on canvas

Anchers Hus (Skagens Museum), Denmark

La Mazamorra, Fernando Fader

La Mazamorra, 1927.

La mazamorra (museum title)

Fernando Fader (Argentinian), oil on canvas

National Museum of Fine Arts, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Lakeside Landscape, Hugo Simberg

Lakeside Landscape, 1915.

Järvimaisema (museum title)

Hugo Simberg (Finnish), print

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

Interior, Eero Järnefelt

Interior, 1919.

Sisäkuva (museum title)

Eero Järnefelt (Finnish), oil on canvas

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

Study of a peasant from Polesia, Józef Chełmoński

Study of a peasant from Polesia, c. 1909.

Studium chłopa - Poleszuk (museum title)

Józef Chełmoński (Polish), pencil on paper

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

The Flax Harvest, Émile Claus

The Flax Harvest, 1904.

La récolte du lin (museum title)

Émile Claus (Belgian), oil on canvas

Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium

Rural Scene in Upper Egypt, on the banks of the Nile, John Frederick Lewis

Rural Scene in Upper Egypt, on the banks of the Nile, c. 1850.

Rural Scene in Upper Egypt, on the banks of the Nile (museum title)

John Frederick Lewis (British), graphite, black chalk, watercolor and bodycolor, heightened with white

Victoria and Albert Museum, United Kingdom

Feeding the Pigs, Fernando Fader

Feeding the Pigs, 1904.

La comida de los cerdos (museum title)

Fernando Fader (Argentinian), oil on canvas

National Museum of Fine Arts, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Solva (Fishing Village in Pembrokeshire), Frances Hodgkins

Solva (Fishing Village in Pembrokeshire), 1936.

Solva (Fishing Village in Pembrokeshire) (museum title)

Frances Hodgkins (New Zealander), gouache on paper

Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, United Kingdom

Haystacks: Autumn, Jean-François Millet

Haystacks: Autumn, c. 1874.

Haystacks: Autumn (museum title)

Jean-François Millet (French), oil on canvas

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Buildings on the Shore (Muonio), Eero Järnefelt

Buildings on the Shore (Muonio), 1929.

Rakennuksia rannalla (Muonio) (museum title)

Eero Järnefelt (Finnish), paint on paper

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

Study, Eugène Boudin

Study, 1898.

Study (museum title)

Eugène Boudin (French), painting

Princeton University Art Museum, United States

Barn interior, Dolaucothy, Frances Hodgkins

Barn interior, Dolaucothy, 1942.

Barn interior, Dolaucothy (museum title)

Frances Hodgkins (New Zealander), gouache et crayon noir

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, New Zealand

End of Winter, Fernando Fader

End of Winter, 1918.

Fin de invierno (museum title)

Fernando Fader (Argentinian), oil on canvas

National Museum of Fine Arts, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Peasant girl from Polesia, study, Józef Chełmoński

Peasant girl from Polesia, study, c. 1909.

Dziewczyna wiejska z Polesia. Studium (museum title)

Józef Chełmoński (Polish), pencil on paper

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

Mount Fyans woolshed, Louis Buvelot

Mount Fyans woolshed, 1869.

Mount Fyans woolshed (museum title)

Louis Buvelot (Australian), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Australia

Quarry Farm, Wiltshire, Frances Hodgkins

Quarry Farm, Wiltshire, c. 1937.

Quarry Farm, Wiltshire (museum title)

Frances Hodgkins (New Zealander), oil on canvas

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, New Zealand

"The Village of Konary", Stanisław Wyspiański

"The Village of Konary", 1905.

"Wieś Konary" (museum title)

Stanisław Wyspiański (Polish), pastel on paper

National Museum in Kraków, Poland

A Norman Milkmaid at Gréville, Jean-François Millet

A Norman Milkmaid at Gréville, 1871.

Laitière normande à Gréville (museum title)

Jean-François Millet (French)

Los Angeles County Museum of Art, United States

Paysage, champs, plaine de Veneux-Nadon, Alfred Sisley

Paysage, champs, plaine de Veneux-Nadon, 1900.

Paysage, champs, plaine de Veneux-Nadon (museum title)

Alfred Sisley (British), oil on canvas

Musée de l'Ardenne collection, France

Peasant girl with a rake, sketch for “Return from the Meadows” of 1911; verso: portrait sketch of the artist's wife, Maria née Szymanowska, Józef Chełmoński

Peasant girl with a rake, sketch for “Return from the Meadows” of 1911; verso: portrait sketch of the artist's wife, Maria née Szymanowska, c. 1911.

Dziewczyna wiejska z grabiami, szkic obrazu "Powrót z łąk"… (museum title)

Józef Chełmoński (Polish), pencil on paper

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

The Goat Corral, Fernando Fader

The Goat Corral, 1926.

El corral de las cabras (museum title)

Fernando Fader (Argentinian), oil on canvas

National Museum of Fine Arts, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Peasant girl with a basket; verso: cranes in the meadow, sketch for “Greeting the Sun, the Cranes” of 1910, Józef Chełmoński

Peasant girl with a basket; verso: cranes in the meadow, sketch for “Greeting the Sun, the Cranes” of 1910, 1910–1914.

Dziewczyna wiejska z koszem; verso: Żurawie na łące, szkic… (museum title)

Józef Chełmoński (Polish), pencil on paper

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

Evening in Polesia, Józef Chełmoński

Evening in Polesia, 1909.

Wieczór na Polesiu (museum title)

Józef Chełmoński (Polish), oil on canvas

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

The Little Worker, Helen McNicoll

The Little Worker, c. 1907.

The Little Worker (museum title)

Helen McNicoll (Canadian), oil on canvas

Art Gallery of Ontario, Canada

Ruthenian woman, study for “Evening in Polesia” of 1909; verso: sketch of the head of the same figure in profile, Józef Chełmoński

Ruthenian woman, study for “Evening in Polesia” of 1909; verso: sketch of the head of the same figure in profile, 1909.

Rusinka, studium do obrazu "Wieczór na Polesiu" z 1909 r.… (museum title)

Józef Chełmoński (Polish), pencil on paper

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

Shearing shed, Newstead, Tom Roberts

Shearing shed, Newstead, 1893–1894.

Shearing shed, Newstead (museum title)

Tom Roberts (Australian), oil on wood panel

National Gallery of Australia

Farm piece, evening, Frances Hodgkins

Farm piece, evening, 1936.

Farm piece, evening (museum title)

Frances Hodgkins (New Zealander), watercolor and gouache

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, New Zealand

Elche, Joaquín Sorolla

Elche, 1918.

Elche (museum title)

Joaquín Sorolla (Spanish), oil on canvas

The Hispanic Society of America, United States

Karlsson’s Cottage, Albert Edelfelt

Karlsson’s Cottage, 1905.

Ukko Karlssonin tupa Haikossa (museum title)

Albert Edelfelt (Finnish), watercolor and gouache on cardboard

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

Bird's-Nesters, Jean-François Millet

Bird's-Nesters, 1874.

Chasse aux oiseaux de nuit (museum title)

Jean-François Millet (French), oil on canvas

Philadelphia Museum of Art, United States

L'Herbage, Henri Rousseau

L'Herbage, 1910.

L'Herbage (museum title)

Henri Rousseau (French), oil on canvas

Artizon Museum, Japan

The Valley Farm (sketch), John Constable

The Valley Farm (sketch), c. 1835.

The Valley Farm (sketch) (museum title)

John Constable (British), oil on canvas

Victoria and Albert Museum, United Kingdom

Calling the Cows Home, Jean-François Millet

Calling the Cows Home, c. 1872.

Calling the Cows Home (museum title)

Jean-François Millet (French), oil on wood

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

The Golden Fleece, Tom Roberts

The Golden Fleece, 1894.

The Golden Fleece (museum title)

Tom Roberts (Australian), oil on canvas

Art Gallery of New South Wales, Australia

The Keeper of the Flock, Jean-François Millet

The Keeper of the Flock, 1871–1874.

The Keeper of the Flock (museum title)

Jean-François Millet (French), oil on canvas

Art Institute of Chicago, United States

Winter sunlight, Frederick McCubbin

Winter sunlight, 1908.

Winter sunlight (museum title)

Frederick McCubbin (Australian), oil on canvas

Art Gallery of South Australia

Horses, Fernando Fader

Horses, 1904.

Caballos (museum title)

Fernando Fader (Argentinian), oil on canvas

National Museum of Fine Arts, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Boys Fishing, Eero Järnefelt

Boys Fishing, 1915.

Kalastavia poikia (museum title)

Eero Järnefelt (Finnish), print

Finnish National Gallery, Finland