Constantin Meunier is mainly known for his realistic sculptures. He gained an international reputation for his portrayals of miners and farm labourers. Meunier emphasised their physical strength. For him the exaltation of labour above social conscience was of prime importance. The Reaper portrays both the rhythm of and the exertion involved in the work being done.
| Artist |
Constantin Meunier
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| Title | The Reaper |
| Date | ca. 1892 |
| Period | 19th century |
| Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | signatures (names) in the front right under the left foot: C. Meunier |
| Collection | sculpture AAT |
| Object type | bronze AAT |
| Inventory number | 1987-D |
| Acquisition credit |
purchase
Patrick Derom Gallery Brussels 1987 |
| Current whereabouts | Work on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1987-D |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/3585/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus | 300189808 figures (representations) AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
31A2321
leaning forward
Iconclass
31A71 male sex; man Iconclass 31D14 adult man Iconclass 46A14 farmers Iconclass 46A222 rural life Iconclass 47I141 reaping, picking, mowing ~ harvest Iconclass 47I15(SCYTHE) agricultural implements: scythe Iconclass |
| School / Style | realism (artistic form of expression) AAT |
| Begegnungen in Wien : Egger-Lienz, Rodin, Meunier, Segantini, Hodler, Klimt, Schiele (Ausstellung Lienz, Schloss Bruck, 18.05 - 03.11.2002) / Kristian Sotriffer. - Lienz : Museum der Stadt Lienz, 2002 |
| Werk & Leven : Een eeuw Belgische Kunst 1848 - 1948 = Travail & Vie : Un Siècle d' Art Belge 1848 - 1948 (tentoonstelling Gent, Museum van Industriële Archeologie en Textiel, 12 september - 9 november 1997) / Paul Aron, Jean Buyck, Xavier Canonne. - Antwerpen : Pandora, 1997 |
| Léon Frederic : Un autre réalisme (exposition Ornans, musée Gustave Courbet, 06.07 - 15.10.2018) / Frédérique Thomas-Maurin, Lonnie Baverel, Séverine Petit, Benjamin Foudral, Isolde De Buck, Johan De Smet, Bruno Fornari, Herwig Todts, Eric Min. - Ornans : Musée Gustave Courbet, 2018 ; Besançon : Éditions du Sekoya, 2018 (p. 107) |
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