
Labourers Sowing
"Labourers Sowing" by Keith Vaughan depicts agricultural workers engaged in planting, rendered in the artist's characteristic style that blends figuration with abstraction. Vaughan's composition emphasizes the rhythmic, physical nature of manual labor through dynamic brushwork and a muted, earthy palette that conveys both the dignity and the geometric abstraction of the human form. The work reflects Vaughan's broader interest in representing working people and the landscape as subjects worthy of modernist artistic treatment, creating a bridge between social realism and formal abstraction.
- Signed
- Yes
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Christie's
🔨 Auction Lot
Modern British and Irish Art Day Sale
March 19, 2026
Estimate: $7,000 – $10,000
Sold: $8,255
Lot 183
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