The Apple Pickers 1876 - 1920

Edgar Degas’s “The Apple Pickers” is a bronze relief sculpture depicting figures engaged in the act of picking apples. Created between 1876 and 1920, the work features a dynamic composition with the figures appearing to move with a sense of energy. The rough, textured surface of the bronze adds to the sense of movement and life, creating a dynamic and expressive piece that is characteristic of Degas’s style. The work was created towards the end of Degas’s artistic career and is one of many sculptures he made in his later years, showcasing the artist’s evolving artistic interest in the subject of movement and the human form.