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This signed print in a traditional gold frame measures approximately 69cm x 55cm including the frame and is in good condition for its age, although the frame has a few nicks on the edge
The following information below is taken from the web
This is probably the most popular painting in the entire collection. Even though it was painted quite early in Clausen’s career, it shows many of the themes that he subsequently developed in his work.
One of the most striking things about the picture is the way it contrasts rich and poor, giving a hint of where the artist’s true interests lay.
His pictures of working people, truthfully showing the harsh realities of rural life, later established his high reputation.
In 1881 he was living in Hampstead, which was developing rapidly on the edge of a large city and becoming a place where urban and rural, rich and poor would meet.
In this print, the modern city and its culture of consumerism and fashion are represented by the mother and child, whilst the countryside, with its cycle of labour and annual harvest, is suggested by the roadmenders and the flower seller.