Picking Cotton
circa 1890 National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.
About this artwork
This small oil painting depicts laborers working in a field with a house visible in the background. It is a work by William Gilbert Gaul, an American painter known for his depictions of military and post-Civil War Southern scenes.
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William Gilbert Gaul was a prolific American artist who gained fame for his realistic depictions of the American Civil War, but he also spent considerable time capturing the rural realities of the post-Reconstruction South. His work often sought to document the daily lives of people working in agrarian settings, providing a somber, observational window into a period of deep transition in American history.
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Picking Cotton
William Gaul, circa 1890
