The painting above is called The Hay Wagon and was painted by American painter Andrew Wyeth in 1963. It is currently on display at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, Massachusetts.
Wyeth grew up on a farm in Pennsylvania and often visited Maine, where this painting is set. He was inspired by the landscapes and people he saw there. The hay wagon in the painting belonged to his neighbor, Ed L upright.
Wyeth said of the painting: I wanted to show how hard these farmers worked...I wanted to pay tribute to them. He wanted to capture the simplicity and hardness of their lives. That's why he placed all the figures in rows in the picture plane - to show how they were all working together towards a common goal.