![[Potato diggers], Leo Gestel, early 20th century](https://img.artsmia.org/web_objects_cache/147000/100/20/147129/mia_9004449_800.jpg)
Leo GestelDutch, 1881–1941[Potato diggers]
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Minneapolis Institute of Art
Minneapolis, United States
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
- Checked
- 3 hours ago
- In this state since
- Sep 25, 2026
- Source
- The museum's own collection data
About the work
Having studied in Amsterdam and Paris, Dutch painter Leo Gestel was interested in international avant-garde artistic movements. He delved into Divisionism, Fauvism, Cubism, and Expressionism. At times he dealt with major events, such as the displacement of refugees during World War I, but more often he depicted everyday life.
Here Gestel shows us a potato harvest. His sturdy, stylized figures engage in the backbreaking work. The foreground workers kneel along a row to dig up the potatoes, while those further back stand to dump the potatoes from one container into another. Further back are horsedrawn carts to bring the harvest back from the field.
Minneapolis Institute of Art
Particulars
- Accession number
- 2024.85.3
In the catalog
Sources
- Minneapolis Institute of Art: the museum's own open data · fetched 6 days ago
- Image: Minneapolis Institute of Art — public domain
