This harvest scene was sketched at Cambuskenneth, near Stirling. The line of women draws the eye into the distance, while rapid strokes of pastel suggest constant movement. Guthrie was a leading figure among the Glasgow Boys, a group of radical artists who painted contemporary rural life. They were strongly influenced by the realism of French painters such as Jules Bastien-Lepage and Jean-François Millet, who were popular with Scottish collectors.