Clothes washing

The motif of washing the clothes, in different social layers, has been treated by several painters throughout the epochs.

O tema da lavagem da roupa nas camadas sociais tem sido tratado por diversos pintores em várias épocas.

Elin Kleopatra Danielson-Gambogi (1861-1919)-‘in the sun’-1900

Charles Frederic Ulrich (1858-1908)-‘washerwomen, Seville’-oil on panel-ca 1885    Private collection

Gustave Caillebotte (1848-1894)-‘laundry drying, Petit Gennevilliers’-oil on canvas-1902     Köln-Wallraf-Richartz Museum

Helen Allingham (1848-1926)-‘hanging the washing’

Thomas Liddall Harmitage (1800-1900)-‘washing day’-oil on canvas    Private collection