The working draft for La Cueillette des Figues / Picking Figs. My mother would often do a very quick sketch of a selected subject on location. Sometimes these draft pictures would be good enough to stand on there own like in this case but she would still make a second rendition later with a more refined composition and detail.
Fortunately, we still have a final version of the Picking Figs. I personally think the original painted in the field has a lighter and more spontaneous feel to it.

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