Gathering Potatoes (Recolte de pommes de terre)

Camille Pissarro

National Gallery of Art

Three women are depicted in the image. The center woman is standing and adjusting a cloth or headscarf over her head. She is wearing a long dark dress with long sleeves and an apron. The other two women are engaged in an activity involving large baskets, possibly washing or gathering clothes. The women are surrounded by baskets and cloth, suggesting a domestic or pastoral scene. In the background, there is a detailed landscape with a village, houses, trees, and buildings under a textured sky.