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Constantin Meunier — The Soil
Constantin Meunier

The Soil

1890

Completes the artist's tribute to working-class subjects, transforming agricultural toil into a symbol of human connection to the earth through classical sculptural language.

Medium
bronze

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Constantin Meunier, The Soil, 1890

Completes the artist's tribute to working-class subjects, transforming agricultural toil into a symbol of human connection to the earth through classical sculptural language.

Medium
bronze
Year
1890
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Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Related themes

Bronze, Figure, 19th Century, Sculpture, Worker, Labor, Melancholic, Realism, Belgian, Figurative

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