The artwork titled “Gardener’s Gloves and Shears” was created by Marsden Hartley in 1937, during the Expressionism and Regionalism art movements. This genre of painting is categorized as still life.
The artwork presents a still life composition featuring a pair of gardening gloves and a set of shears. The gloves are depicted in an off-white color with dark blue cuffs, arranged casually to convey a sense of used utility. The shears, sharp and detailed, lie diagonally beside the gloves, characterized by their metallic sheen juxtaposed against the softer texture of the gloves. The background is rendered in dark, muted tones, which highlights the focal objects and adds a dramatic contrast to the scene. Through the precise and deliberate portrayal of everyday tools, the painting encapsulates the utilitarian beauty and the understated elegance inherent in common objects, embodying principles of both the Expressionism and Regionalism movements.