TW427219 The Winnowing Sheet, 1898 (oil on canvas) by Hedley, Ralph (1848-1913); 121.6x161.7 cm; Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK; (add.info.: Farm workers are throwing the threshed ears of corn up in the air to allow the light outer husks, known as chaff, to fly away (winnowing). Everyone is involved, from a young boy to an elderly woman. This shows the demands that harvest time made on the whole farming community. The picture reflects the trend in the 1890s to paint real working people in their everyday surroundings, with natural light effects;); 穢 Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums; English, out of copyright.