No. 2, Cottars on 'The Land'

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Peasants working on the land, two men with their backs to the viewer dig spades into the earth while two women, facing the viewer in a bowed position sow seeds. The land is brown and green and in the background a lake becomes visible next to some small farms placed aginst the horizon.

University of Edinburgh

George Square

Title

No. 2, Cottars on 'The Land'

Medium

oil on canvas board

Measurements

H 29 x W 39 cm

Accession number

EU0625

Acquisition method

donated by Mrs Eva MacGregor-Whyte, 1986

Work type

Painting

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George Square, Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland

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