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Sheaves by the Riverside

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This evocative painting softly captures a riverside scene where ample sheaves of harvested crops are neatly stacked in bundles, presumably wheat or hay, laid out on the lush green riverbank. The composition is marked by a vertical dominance of a large, shadowed tree cluster on the left, offering a natural frame that contrasts with the serene openness of the expansive sky and placid water on the right. The artist’s brushwork is loose yet deliberate, employing a muted palette of earthy greens, ochres, and delicate sky blues that breathe a quiet pastoral calm into the scene. The solitary figure—likely a laborer—bends over amidst the field, lending a gentle narrative of humble human toil against nature’s abundance and tranquility.

Sheaves by the Riverside

Paul Desire Trouillebert

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4420 × 5696 px
325 × 410 mm

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