Tillage.

This painting, "Tillage," presents a fantastical and unsettling scene of labor. A lone clown, with a pale face and a prominent red nose, guides a team of horses across a field, their hooves churning the earth. The sky above is a brooding mix of grays and blues, hinting at a world that is anything but ordinary. Instead of a traditional farmer, the choice of a clown suggests a deeper, perhaps melancholic, commentary on the nature of work or societal roles. The figures are rendered with a theatricality that was characteristic of Polish Symbolism and Expressionism at the turn of the 20th century, movements that often explored inner psychological states rather than objective reality. The artist, Witold Wojtkiewicz, created this work in 1905, just a few years before his untimely death at 29, and it reflects the dark, introspective quality that marked his later period.