In the Orchard (The Apple Pickers)

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As in other paintings, Nash depicts an arcadian world of social harmony, with people working effortlessly. Although the harvest of apples is under way, nobody seems to be working. It might be a picture of a game or a scene of leisure than real work. The dappled light and the patched application of paint, which Nash normally used in his paintings, reinforce the effect of unreality.

The Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology

Oxford

Title

In the Orchard (The Apple Pickers)

Date

1927

Medium

oil on paper, mounted on cardboard

Measurements

H 37.7 x W 56 cm

Accession number

WA1968.37

Acquisition method

Bequeathed by Thomas Balston through the Art Fund, 1968

Work type

Painting

The Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology

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