A young girl knitting in the foreground sits on a tuft of grass in a sand dune near grazing cow…

Pasturage in the Dunes

Artist Raphael Lewisohn (German, 1863 - 1923)

Datec. 1897 - 1907

MediumOil on canvas

DimensionsCanvas: 45 5/8 × 35 1/4 inches (115.9 × 89.5 cm)
Framed: 54 1/4 × 44 × 2 3/4 inches (137.8 × 111.8 × 7 cm)

Credit LineMuseum purchase.

Object number1907.9

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CopyrightThe images and text contained on this page are owned by Telfair Museums or used by the Museum with permission from the owners. Unauthorized reproduction, transmission or display of these materials is prohibited with the exception of items deemed “fair use” as defined by U.S. and international copyright laws.Label TextTelfair Museums’ first director, artist Carl Brandt (1831–1905), collected artwork to help Savannahians learn about the history of art from a European perspective. Many of these works are on view in the Rotunda today. After Brandt’s death, artist Gari Melchers (1860–1932) became Telfair’s fine arts advisor. He purchased works by fellow American and European artists who used newer techniques to tackle subjects from everyday life. Some of these artists found inspiration in communities that they perceived to be outside the rapid change of modern cities. In this painting, Ralph Lewisohn captures a young Dutch goatherd in quiet solitude. She sits on sand dunes in the foreground, immersed in her handwork, her goats grazing behind her and the sea barely visible on the horizon.

Subject MatterBellangenêt Beach, Pouldu, Clohars-Carnoët, Quimper, South Finistère, Brittany, France

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