Jean-Claude Golvin

Unloading wheat in a port

Type

Drawing

Equipment used

Black ink, Gouache (highlights), Graphite, Paper, Watercolor

Dimensions

32.3 x 49.9 cm (Overall) 32 x 40.5 cm (Drawing)

Period

antiquity

Geographical area

Location or theme

Scene of life

Miscellaneous

Presentation :

Overhead view of a wheat unloading scene in a harbor. The drawing is in landscape format. It is framed in ink. Inscriptions and traces of watercolor are visible in the margins.
A ship is moored alongside a quay. Workers are unloading cargoes of wheat. A ramp facilitates this operation. Warehouses can be seen to the right of the drawing. Donkeys help transport the goods.

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