PJ Crook
13. The Boy Shepherd
Tinted gesso on wood
18 x 16 x 3 in
45.5 x 40.5 x 7.5 cm
45.5 x 40.5 x 7.5 cm
£ 5,850.00
Historically children worked on the land, often as shepherds and in some cultures they still do, taking the sheep out to graze. It is also a religious symbol in many...
Historically children worked on the land, often as shepherds
and in some cultures they still do, taking the sheep out to graze. It is also a
religious symbol in many cultures – even the pope had a young lamb round his
neck when he was celebrating a recent Easter. But perhaps the black crows and
the wheat fields at either side are making a reference to Vincent van Gogh.