TW427273 Threshing (oil on canvas) by Coessin de la Fosse, Charles Alexandre (1829-1900); 166.7x272.5 cm; Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK; (add.info.: Wheat was usually harvested in late August or September. These women are using flails to separate the seed from the stalks. The artist has chosen to paint the women on a large scale, giving their work a heroic quality. Their simple dress, bare feet and traditional bonnets suggest that they belong to a small rural community on the French coast (sea is visible in the background). The artist was one of many French painters who were interested in representing a simple rural way of life;); 穢 Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums; French, out of copyright.