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105 works by 30 artists

105 works featuring “Laborer” by 30 artists, from the 16th to the 20th century, held in 41 museums.

Harumichi no Tsuraki, Katsushika Hokusai

Harumichi no Tsuraki, 1839.

Harumichi no Tsuraki (museum title)

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese)

Brooklyn Museum, United States

The Tower of Babel, Pieter Bruegel the Elder

The Tower of Babel, 1563.

The Tower of Babel (museum title)

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

Kunsthistorisches Museum, Austria

The Stone Breaker, Georges Seurat

The Stone Breaker, c. 1882.

The Stone Breaker (museum title)

Georges Seurat (French), oil on wood

National Gallery of Art, United States

The demolisher, Paul Signac

The demolisher, 1897–1899.

Le Démolisseur (museum title)

Paul Signac (French), oil on canvas

Musée d'Orsay, France

The Demolishers (Les Démolisseurs), Paul Signac

The Demolishers (Les Démolisseurs), 1894–1896.

The Demolishers (Les Démolisseurs) (museum title)

Paul Signac (French), lithograph with chine collé

Museum of Modern Art, United States

Les cantonniers, Vincent van Gogh

Les cantonniers, 1889.

Les cantonniers (museum title)

Vincent van Gogh (Dutch), oil on canvas

Phillips Collection, United States

In the Mountains of Tōtomi Province, Katsushika Hokusai

In the Mountains of Tōtomi Province, c. 1830–1832.

In the Mountains of Tōtomi Province (museum title)

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

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Flatford Mill, John Constable

Flatford Mill, 1816–1817.

moulin de Flatford (museum title)

John Constable (British), oil on canvas

National Gallery, United Kingdom

Peintres en bâtiment, Gustave Caillebotte

Peintres en bâtiment, 1877.

Peintres en bâtiment (museum title)

Gustave Caillebotte (French), oil on canvas

Private collection

Summer, Francisco de Goya

Summer, 1787.

Le Champ (museum title)

Francisco de Goya (Spanish), oil on canvas

Prado Museum, Spain

Landscape with Charcoal Burners, Alexandre Calame

Landscape with Charcoal Burners, 1840.

Paysage avec charbonniers (museum title)

Alexandre Calame (Swiss), oil on canvas

Kunsthaus Zürich, Switzerland

Copenhagen Harbor by Moonlight, Johan Christian Dahl

Copenhagen Harbor by Moonlight, 1846.

Copenhagen Harbor by Moonlight (museum title)

Johan Christian Dahl (Norwegian), oil on canvas

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Demolishers (Les démolisseurs), Paul Signac

Demolishers (Les démolisseurs), 1903.

Demolishers (Les démolisseurs) (museum title)

Paul Signac (French), transfer lithograph in black on laid paper

Van Gogh Museum, Netherlands

Workers in Snow: Five Fragments, Edvard Munch

Workers in Snow: Five Fragments, 1930s.

Arbeidere i snø: fem fragmenter (museum title)

Edvard Munch (Norwegian), oil on canvas

Munch Museum, Norway

Snow Shovellers on the Building Site, Edvard Munch

Snow Shovellers on the Building Site, 1930s.

Snøskufffere på byggeplassen (museum title)

Edvard Munch (Norwegian), oil on canvas

Munch Museum, Norway

The Building of the Winter Studio, Edvard Munch

The Building of the Winter Studio, 1929.

Vinteratelieret under bygging (museum title)

Edvard Munch (Norwegian), oil and wax crayon on canvas

Munch Museum, Norway

Masons on Scaffolding, Edvard Munch

Masons on Scaffolding, 1929.

Murere på stillas (museum title)

Edvard Munch (Norwegian), wax crayon on canvas

Munch Museum, Norway

Peintres en bâtiments, Gustave Caillebotte

Peintres en bâtiments, 1877.

Peintres en bâtiments (museum title)

Gustave Caillebotte (French), oil on canvas

Musée d'Orsay, France

Les grands platanes (Travailleurs de la route à Saint-Rémy), Vincent van Gogh

Les grands platanes (Travailleurs de la route à Saint-Rémy), 1889.

Les grands platanes (Travailleurs de la route à Saint-Rémy) (museum title)

Vincent van Gogh (Dutch), oil on textile

Cleveland Museum of Art, United States

Hellefossen near Hokksund, Johan Christian Dahl

Hellefossen near Hokksund, 1838.

Hellefossen ved Hokksund (museum title)

Johan Christian Dahl (Norwegian), oil on canvas

National Museum of Norway

The Woodcutter (recto) / Peasant Women in Church (verso), Kazimir Malevitch

The Woodcutter (recto) / Peasant Women in Church (verso), 1912.

De houthakker (recto) / Boerenvrouwen in kerk (verso) (museum title)

Kazimir Malevitch (Russian), oil on canvas

Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, Netherlands

Standing Young Man with a Planer, Adolph Tidemand

Standing Young Man with a Planer, 1871.

Stående ung mann med høvel (museum title)

Adolph Tidemand (Norwegian), charcoal and white chalk on paper

National Museum of Norway

Study of A boat passing a lock, John Constable

Study of A boat passing a lock, c. 1823–1826.

Study of A boat passing a lock (museum title)

John Constable (British), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Victoria, Australia

The Wreckers (Les Démolisseurs), Paul Signac

The Wreckers (Les Démolisseurs), 1896.

The Wreckers (Les Démolisseurs) (museum title)

Paul Signac (French), lithograph

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Building, study for the Jusélius Mausoleum Frescoes, Akseli Gallen-Kallela

Building, study for the Jusélius Mausoleum Frescoes, 1903.

Rakennus, esityö Juséliuksen mausoleumin freskoa varten (museum title)

Akseli Gallen-Kallela (Finnish), tempera on canvas

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

Winter Studio under Construction, Edvard Munch

Winter Studio under Construction, 1929.

Vinteratelieret under bygging (museum title)

Edvard Munch (Norwegian), oil on canvas

Munch Museum, Norway

La Seine à Rouen, Saint-Sever, Camille Pissarro

La Seine à Rouen, Saint-Sever, 1896.

La Seine à Rouen, Saint-Sever (museum title)

Camille Pissarro (French), oil on canvas

Musée d'Orsay, France

Boat-building near Flatford Mill, John Constable

Boat-building near Flatford Mill, 1815.

Construction de bateau près de Flatford Mill (museum title)

John Constable (British), oil on canvas

Victoria and Albert Museum, United Kingdom

Study of a cart and horses, with a carter and a dog, John Constable

Study of a cart and horses, with a carter and a dog, 1814.

Study of a cart and horses, with a carter and a dog (museum title)

John Constable (British), oil on paper

Victoria and Albert Museum, United Kingdom

Workers and Horse, Edvard Munch

Workers and Horse, 1920s.

Arbeidere med hest (museum title)

Edvard Munch (Norwegian), oil on canvas

Munch Museum, Norway

The Seamstress, Half-Length Portrait (The Working Woman), Helene Schjerfbeck

The Seamstress, Half-Length Portrait (The Working Woman), 1927.

Ompelijatar, puolivartalokuva (Työläisnainen) (museum title)

Helene Schjerfbeck (Finnish), oil on canvas

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

Demolishers (Les démolisseurs), Paul Signac

Demolishers (Les démolisseurs), 1906.

Demolishers (Les démolisseurs) (museum title)

Paul Signac (French), transfer lithograph in black on laid paper

Van Gogh Museum, Netherlands

A House of Stout Logs, Akseli Gallen-Kallela

A House of Stout Logs, 1906.

Pirtin salvoksella (museum title)

Akseli Gallen-Kallela (Finnish), watercolor on paper

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

On the Log Frame of the Cabin, Akseli Gallen-Kallela

On the Log Frame of the Cabin, 1906.

Pirtin salvoksella (museum title)

Akseli Gallen-Kallela (Finnish), ink

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

Workers in Snow: Fragment, Edvard Munch

Workers in Snow: Fragment, 1930s.

Arbeidere i snø: fragmenter (museum title)

Edvard Munch (Norwegian), oil on paper

Munch Museum, Norway

Construction Workers, Edvard Munch

Construction Workers, 1929.

Bygningsarbeidere (museum title)

Edvard Munch (Norwegian), charcoal and wax crayon on canvas

Munch Museum, Norway

Two boats with figures; dock workers, Johan Christian Dahl

Two boats with figures; dock workers, 1840.

To båter med figurer; bryggearbeidere (museum title)

Johan Christian Dahl (Norwegian), pencil and pen on paper

National Museum of Norway

Après la débâcle, la Seine au pont de Suresnes, Alfred Sisley

Après la débâcle, la Seine au pont de Suresnes, 1880.

Après la débâcle, la Seine au pont de Suresnes (museum title)

Alfred Sisley (British), oil on canvas

Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille, France

Deux bêcheurs parmi les arbres / Les bêcheurs, Vincent van Gogh

Deux bêcheurs parmi les arbres / Les bêcheurs, 1889.

Deux bêcheurs parmi les arbres / Les bêcheurs (museum title)

Vincent van Gogh (Dutch), oil on canvas

Detroit Institute of Arts, United States

Flailing Turnip-heads, East Bergholt, John Constable

Flailing Turnip-heads, East Bergholt, c. 1812–1815.

Flailing Turnip-heads, East Bergholt (museum title)

John Constable (British), oil on canvas

Clark Art Institute, United States

Dynamic Figure from On New Systems in Art (O Novykh Sistemakh V Iskusstve), Kazimir Malevitch

Dynamic Figure from On New Systems in Art (O Novykh Sistemakh V Iskusstve), 1911.

Dynamic Figure from On New Systems in Art (O Novykh… (museum title)

Kazimir Malevitch (Russian), lithograph

Museum of Modern Art, United States

moulin à Onden, Katsushika Hokusai

moulin à Onden, 1831.

moulin à Onden (museum title)

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese)

Los Angeles County Museum of Art, United States

Peasants, Georges Seurat

Peasants, 1881–1884.

Peasants (museum title)

Georges Seurat (French), conté crayon on paper

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Vue de la cotonnière d'Oissel, environs de Rouen, Camille Pissarro

Vue de la cotonnière d'Oissel, environs de Rouen, 1898.

Vue de la cotonnière d'Oissel, environs de Rouen (museum title)

Camille Pissarro (French), oil on canvas

Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Canada

A Sardine Curing and Packing Establishment in Concarneau, Peder Severin Krøyer

A Sardine Curing and Packing Establishment in Concarneau, 1879.

Et sardineri i Concarneau (museum title)

Peder Severin Krøyer (Danish), oil on canvas

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark

Bricklayer, Edvard Munch

Bricklayer, 1929.

Murer (museum title)

Edvard Munch (Norwegian), wax crayon on canvas

Munch Museum, Norway

Quarry men, Gustave Courbet

Quarry men, 1849.

Les casseurs de pierres (museum title)

Gustave Courbet (French), oil on canvas

Oskar Reinhart Collection “Am Römerholz”, Switzerland

Stour Valley and Dedham Church, John Constable

Stour Valley and Dedham Church, 1814.

Stour Valley and Dedham Church (museum title)

John Constable (British), oil on canvas

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, United States

Les raboteurs de parquet, Gustave Caillebotte

Les raboteurs de parquet, 1876.

Les raboteurs de parquet (museum title)

Gustave Caillebotte (French), oil on canvas

Private collection

El albañil borracho (boceto), Francisco de Goya

El albañil borracho (boceto), 1786.

Le Maçon ivre (museum title)

Francisco de Goya (Spanish), oil on canvas

Prado Museum, Spain