"Albert Anker is as Swiss as Norman Rockwell is American. But most of the rest of the world have never heard of him or seen even one of his paintings. The Swiss have done little to change this. They fondle him like a mother and don’t mind if he stays at home with her. But they smile and begin to purr if you show an interest in him. They think the things he paints are their own family affairs; the paintings themselves, old family snapshots."
This group of three adults and one child has a particular point of interest. Ther farmer holding the newspaper has the attitude of reading it aloud. The postures of the other two farmers are suggestive of listening ot what is being spoken. The numbers of people who gained knowledge from newspapers was likely to be far greater than sales figures of the period may suggest, because of oral transmission of the printed contents.
The little boy sleeps through it all.
Notice also the ceramic radiator.
Quoted text from:
http://100swallows.wordpress.com/2010/09/11/the-swiss-norman-rockwell/
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