This earthy original Italian artwork is an example of agrarian realism, a style popular in the 19th and early 20th centuries that aimed to depict the dignity and hardship of rural labor. Here we see a farmer and his oxen along with a partial view of the ocean in the background. The image is striking in its simplicity and would look beautiful as is, raw and unframed, or dressed in a frame of your choice. Signed B.Rossii in a stylized manner with a somewhat indistinguishable name on the back beginning with Arturo, most likely that of the owner. Sourced in Rome, Italy.
