The Gleaners
Johnson's style is largely realistic in both subject matter and in execution. His charcoal sketches were not strongly influenced by period artists, but are informed more by his lithography training. Later works show influence by the 17th-century Dutch and Flemish masters, and also by Jean-François Millet. Echoes of Millet's "The Gleaners" can be seen in Johnson's "The Cranberry Harvest, Island of Nantucket," although the emotional tone of the work is far different.