Hand-painted maiolica: two women and three children work the capstan on the beach while three sailing boats come back from the sea.

L'Àrghenu

The capstan that hauls the boats ashore, the women turning it, the children watching. A scene of labour on the Adriatic shore, painted on maiolica the way one would paint a canvas: the sails against the light, the wet sand, the folds of the skirts.

Technique
Hand-painted maiolica
Dimensions
40 × 40 cm
Year
To be confirmed
Collection
Women and the sea

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