Returning from the harvest (Manuring) 1884

"Returning from the Harvest (Manuring)" is an oil painting by the renowned French artist Paul Gauguin, created in 1884. This painting depicts a rural scene with two figures, likely farmworkers, returning from their labor and spreading manure. The figures are rendered in a simplified, almost symbolic style, characteristic of Gauguin's later works. The painting's muted palette and the focus on the figures against a backdrop of houses and rolling hills suggest the influence of Impressionism and Symbolism.