Cleveland Museum of Art
The Apple Gatherers
Karl Anderson
- Date
- 1912
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Culture
- America
- Department
- American Painting and Sculpture
- Institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
Karl Anderson disliked the industrialized cities of his day and opted to paint rural settings seemingly untouched by modern development. The leisurely activity of apple picking contrasts with demanding work in urban factories, and the young girl dressed in all white may represent idealized innocence. The artist stated that his paintings were meant to capture “the fragrance of the beauty of life.” The apple variety depicted in this painting is the McIntosh, which today accounts for two-thirds of New England’s annual apple harvest.
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