Ruth Gleaning

Lucien Pissarro (1863-1944)

1896

Wood-engraving

From The Book of Ruth and the Book of Esther

Source: Moore, p.26

Carrying a bundle of corn in her apron, Ruth stoops to pick up more stray stalks of grain. With clogs and a bonnet she could be in Holland. The Old Testament story gains a universal flavour. Two other gleaners are seen, one straightening up as if to ease her back.

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