American Art Collaborative

End of Day combines several of the young Paul Manship's early influences. Scholars cite the piece's similarity in style to the work of his teacher, Solon Borglum (1868–1922), and also attribute his interest in labor to the sculptures of Belgian artist Constantin Meunier (1831–1905), whose work Manship saw firsthand in Rome. Manship's sculpture shows a farmer leaning against his horses as if he would not be able to stand upright without them. The man's posture echoes the shapes in the horses' bodies, emphasizing the close bond between man and beast