"The Washerwoman" is an autographed painting by Giovanni Segantini made with the techniques of the

"The Washerwoman" is an autograph painting by Giovanni Segantini made with pastel technique on paper, measuring 46 x 31 cm. and is kept in the Galleria d’Arte Moderna in Milan.An elderly peasant woman slightly weighed down by the wide dress that reaches her feet bends over the fountain basin to wash clothes. Around her is a wide expanse of land, and a few farm buildings can be glimpsed above. Two lines of mountains run to the left. Giovanni Segantini settled in the Lombardy countryside and began to represent the reality of peasant life. The female figures were the main protagonists of his paintings.