Public collection via the Cleveland Museum of Art
AT-00009472The Apple Gatherers
About the Artwork
Karl Anderson disliked the industrialized cities of his day and opted to paint rural settings seemingly untouched by modern development. The leisurely activity of apple picking contrasts with demanding work in urban factories, and the young girl dressed in all white may represent idealized innocence. The artist stated that his paintings were meant to capture “the fragrance of the beauty of life.”
Inscriptions
Signed lower left: KARL/ANDERSON/1912
Provenance
The Artist (Lent it to Armory Show, 1913); Ralph King, Cleveland
Exhibition history
Exhibition of American Painting from 1860 Until Today. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 23-October 4, 1937). The Armory Show, 50th Anniversary Exhibition. Munson Museum of Art, Utica, NY (organizer) (February 17-April 28, 1963); Henry Street Settlement, New York, NY (April 6-28, 1963). Exhibition of Ohio Painters. The Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH (organizer) (April 4-30, 1967). American Paintings 1825 - 1915 from the Cleveland Museum of Art. Johnson-Humrickhouse Museum, Coshocton, OH (organizer) (July 7-November 1, 1979).
Data retrieved from the Cleveland Museum of Art on October 8, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.
Quick Overview
- Artist
- Karl Anderson (American, 1874–1956)
- Date
- 1912
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- Unframed: 134 x 127.6 cm (52 3/4 x 50 1/4 in.)
- Type
- Painting
- Classification
- Painting
- Department
- American Painting and Sculpture
- Credit line
- Bequest of Ralph King
- Accession no.
- 1926.485
Open-access museum record · AT-00009472
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