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Jean-François Millet

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Painting of a woman in a white headscarf and blue skirt gathering beans beside a basket in a leafy garden.

Gathering Beans

1870

Painting of rocky sea cliffs with surf breaking on dark rocks under a pastel, cloud-filled sky.

Les falaises de Gréville (The Cliffs of Gréville)

1871

Oil portrait of a young man with dark hair and mustache, wearing a dark jacket and red tie, against a grey background.

Lille PdBA millet gauthier

1865

Oil portrait of a young man with long dark hair, dark jacket and white shirt, against a shadowed brown background.

Portrait of a Man

1840

Reclining figure in green cloth on sand, a second figure lying further back in a dusky desert landscape.

The desperate Hagar and Ishmael in the desert (Genesis 21:15-16)

1848

Painting of a bent woman in a red skirt and white headscarf seated on a dark grassy bank, by Jean-François Millet.

Fisherman's wife

1848

Still life painting of a stoneware jar with leeks, turnips, a knife, a covered jar and a white bowl on a table.

Still life

1860

Painting of a round stone tower on a hill with grazing cattle, sheep and a seated figure under a cloudy sky.

The Tour de Chailly at Barbizon

1873

Painting of figures gathering apples beneath a tree in a dim orchard, with baskets and a donkey near a glowing doorway.

Apple Gatherers

1852

Painting of a young woman in a straw hat spinning wool on a grassy bank, with a goat and open sky behind her.

La fileuse, chevrière auvergnate

1868

Painting of sheep in a moonlit fold under a glowing moon, with a haystack and a distant figure on a dark plain.

The sheepfold, moonlight

1872

Oil portrait of a woman in a black dress with white lace collar and gold earrings, hands folded, against a brown background.

Madame Frigot

1841

Painting of Ceres with a wheat crown and red skirt in a harvest field, with a sickle, bread basket, sleeping child and reaper

Ceres (or The Summer)

1864

Painting of a rocky coastline with grassy cliffs, breaking waves, and a calm sea under a pale cloudy sky.

The Coast at Gréville

Oil portrait of a young man with dark shoulder-length hair and beard, wearing a dark double-breasted coat and black cravat.

Portrait of a Man

1845

Oil portrait of a young man in a dark blue coat and red cravat resting his hand on a stone ledge.

Leconte de Lisle

1840

Woman in a white bonnet and red bodice sewing by an oil lamp in a dark interior, painted by Jean-François Millet.

Woman Sewing by Lamplight

1870

Woman in blue headscarf and white apron seated in a chair, working with wool cards in her lap, by Jean-François Millet.

Woman Carding Wool

1856

Painting of a cloaked shepherd with a staff walking through a field of grazing sheep under a cloudy sky.

Shepherd Tending His Flock

1860

Painting of a woman with a finger to her lips beside a sleeping child in a dark interior.

Woman and Child (Silence)

1855

Painting of a shepherdess in a red skirt standing among grazing sheep on hills beneath a glowing cloudy sky.

The Keeper of the Herd

1871

Portrait of a man in a dark naval officer's uniform with a peaked cap, gold epaulette and sword, before a cloudy sky.

Porträt eines Marineoffiziers

1850

Painting of a peasant girl in a red headscarf carrying two wooden buckets before a shadowy wall and foliage.

Peasant Girl Returning from the Well

1860

Painting of a woman in a headscarf spoon-feeding a baby she holds in her lap, in a dim interior with a basket.

Femme faisant manger son enfant (La bouillie)

1861

Painted portrait of a young man in a white shirt and dark cravat, seated in a chair and holding a pipe.

Portrait of Armand Ono

1843

Dim rustic interior with a seated woman holding a child, several children standing by a pot, and a man in the shadows.

Intérieur rustique

1875

Oil portrait of a young woman with dark bobbed hair, wearing a blue dress and black shawl, against a dark background.

Portrait of Pauline Ono in Blue

1842

Oil portrait of a man with curly dark hair and mustache, wearing a dark coat and white cravat, against a brown background.

Portrait d'homme anonyme

1845

Painting of a farmer leading two horses down a dirt path past stone walls and trees toward red-roofed farm buildings.

Hameau Cousin à Gréville

1854

Half-length portrait of a man in a dark embroidered jacket with a red ribbon and star medal against a dark background.

Portrait of Paul Javain

1841

Painting of nymphs and a satyr resting in a dark forest, with a reclining nude woman in the foreground.

Nymphs Resting in the Forest by Jean-François Millet (1814-1875)

1846

Pastoral landscape with a classical white building, shepherd and flock of sheep, and a seated couple in the foreground.

L'Observatoire, vu de la Butte aux Cailles

Colored drawing of a farmer crouching to encourage a toddler taking first steps while a woman supports the child in a garden.

First Steps

c. 1859-66

Drawing of a female figure in a red cap raising a sword above fallen figures, rendered in soft chalk tones.

Liberty

1848-49

Soft brown monochrome print of a woman standing in an open field with a distant figure and a hazy sky.

Woman Hanging Out Clothes

c. 1855

Pencil sketch of a seated woman in a headscarf carding wool, with a spinning wheel behind her.

The Wool Carder (recto); Fragmentary Sketch of Man Standing by Fence (verso)

1857/58

Charcoal drawing of a woman riding a donkey with a basket while a man walks beside them across a flat field.

The Departure for Work

1857

Pen and brown ink drawing of a grassy hillside with trees, a winding path, and grazing cows under a hatched sky.

Landscape - Hillside in Gruchy, Normandy

1869/70

Small torn tan paper fragment with the handwritten signature J F Millet, mounted on a cream backing sheet.

Signature Fragment from the Shepherdess

n.d.

Charcoal drawing of a man in a doorway and a woman cradling a child, with a cat on a windowsill.

The Sick Child

1858

Drawing of two women carrying heavy bundles of faggots on their backs against a dark wooded background.

Women Carrying Faggots

ca. 1858

Charcoal portrait of a bearded man with tousled hair and a white collar, turned three-quarters toward the viewer.

Portrait of Narcisse Virgile Diaz de la Peña

1848

Pen and ink drawing of thatched cottages behind a hedgerow and trees, with a sketched field in the foreground.

Cottages

1870-71

Charcoal sketch on blue paper of a man in a wide-brimmed hat striding with arm outstretched and a sack over his shoulder.

The Sower

Charcoal sketch on blue paper of two men in hats carrying a stretcher with a small animal lying on it.

The Newborn

Etching of a shepherdess in a long cloak leaning on a staff beside birch trees, with sheep grazing in a field behind her.

The Large Shepherdess (La grande bergere)

1862

Etching of two men digging a trench in an open field, one with a shovel and one with a spade, under a cloudy sky.

The Diggers (Les becheurs)

1855

Etching of a man in a hat pushing a loaded wheelbarrow past a stone cottage with a thatched roof.

Man with Wheelbarrow (Le paysan rentrant du fumier)

1855

Etching of a farmer couple walking across a field, the man carrying a pitchfork over his shoulder and the woman with a bundle

Departure for Work (Le depart pour le travail)

1863

Dim interior drawing with a cat at a diamond-paned window and two seated figures in shadow, light falling across the floor.

"Le chat" or The Cat at the Window

about 1857-1858

Charcoal sketch of a seated peasant leaning on a hoe, head bowed, drawn on grey paper.

Seated Peasant Resting on a Hoe

1829-75

Etching of a woman in a headscarf spoon-feeding a child seated in her lap, with cross-hatched shading.

La Bouillie (Woman Feeding Her Child)

1861

Etching of two peasant diggers bending over shovels in an open field with hills and smoke on the horizon.

Les bêcheurs (The diggers)

1855

Etching of a woman in a long dress pouring water from a bucket into stone jugs beside a stone farmhouse wall.

Femme Vidant Un Seau

plate 1862; print 1921

Charcoal sketch of two trees with dark branches over a hillside, with faint handwriting running vertically across the tan pap

Two Trees (with figure?)

1851

Etching of two peasant laborers digging a trench with spades in a flat field under a cloudy sky.

Les Bêcheurs

1855

Etching of a landscape with a traveler walking a path, tall trees, a stone tower, and distant mountains under a cloudy sky.

Landschap met reiziger

Etching of a young woman in a bonnet beside a tree, with geese in the grass and a cottage in the distance.

A Girl Minding Geese

1855-56

Pen and wash drawing of a thatched farmhouse among trees beyond a tall wheat field in the foreground.

Hamlet in a Wheat Field, Vichy

1867

Etching of a woman churning milk in a wooden churn beside a cat, in a dim barn interior.

Vrouw karnt melk in karnton

1855

Pen drawing of a bent woman in a bonnet tending a small child at a dark doorway, with a girl watching beside a stone wall.

La Précaution Maternelle

plate 1862; print 1921

Charcoal drawing of three laborers resting on a grassy bank beside a tree, with shovels and tools in the foreground.

Roadworkers at Lunch

ca. 1850-52

Charcoal sketch of a peasant woman in a cap working at a churn beside a wooden tub.

Woman with a Churn

1854

Etching of a shepherdess in a cloak and cap beside a tree, with a grazing sheep flock in an open field behind her.

Shepherdess Knitting

1862

Charcoal sketch of a standing man leaning on a spade, with a study of a seated figure to the right.

Man with a Spade

ca. 1855-58

Charcoal drawing of a shepherdess with a staff beside her grazing sheep flock, with tall trees on the right.

A Shepherdess with Her Flock

ca. 1852

Pen and watercolor drawing of a woman in a headscarf leaning on a pitchfork beside a smoky field fire.

A Woman Burning Weeds

1830-75

Pastel drawing of a shepherdess leaning on a tree beside grazing sheep and a dog in a shaded pastoral landscape.

A Shepherdess and Her Flock in the Shade of Trees

1854-55

Drawing of a woman shearing a sheep beside a man in a hat under a large tree, with a fence and cottage behind.

Sheepshearing Beneath a Tree

ca. 1854

Charcoal drawing of a woodcutter raising an axe over bundled faggots beside a stacked pile of wood, with a forest behind.

Woodcutter Trimming Faggots

1853-54

Pen and ink landscape drawing with green wash showing sandy dunes, a cluster of trees, and shrubs under open sky.

Landscape, Vichy

ca. 1866-67

Charcoal sketch of a seated shepherd with a crook, a standing dog, and resting sheep in an open field.

A Seated Shepherd with His Dog and Sheep

1830-75

Etching of a seated woman in a headscarf carding wool beside a spinning wheel in a dim interior.

The Wool Carder (La cardeuse)

c. 1855

Etching of a peasant in a hat pushing a loaded wheelbarrow past a thatched stone cottage with an open doorway.

Peasant with a Wheelbarrow

1855

Charcoal drawing of cattle grazing by a river under a full moon, with dark hills and small buildings in the distance.

Flusslandschaft mit Viehweide bei Vollmond

1845

Etching of a man in a wide hat pushing a loaded wheelbarrow past a stone wall and thatched farm building.

Man with a wheelbarrow (Le paysan rentrant du fumier)

1855

Etching of two women sewing together by lamplight in a dark interior, with dense hatched shadows.

Twee vrouwen zitten te naaien bij verlichting van lamp

1856

Etching of a seated woman in a headscarf carding wool beside a spinning wheel and a basket of fleece in a dim interior.

Vrouw zit op stoel en kaardt wol

1855

Etching of a woman in a bonnet leaning on a tree, with geese in the grass and a cottage in the distance.

Vrouw hoedt ganzen

1825

Etched sketch sheet with a standing cloaked figure, dark tree strokes, and loose landscape studies across the page.

Schetsblad met enkele figuurstudies en landschap

1825

Etching of a woman in a headscarf feeding a child on her lap, with a spoon raised, in a dimly hatched interior.

Vrouw geeft kind op haar schoot eten

1861

Etching of three women bent over a field gleaning grain, with haystacks and a horse cart in the background.

Drie vrouwen lezen aren op akker

1855

Etching of two peasant men digging a field with a spade and hoe, under a cloudy sky with distant figures.

Twee boeren spitten de grond van een akker om

1856

Pen drawing of a woman bending in a stone doorway tending a small child, with another child standing at left beside the wall.

De voorzorg van moeder

1862

Red chalk sketch of a young man bent over a reclining figure, on an arched-top cream sheet.

A Young Man Seated, Bent over a Reclining Figure

ca. 1845-50

Etching of a grazing sheep on a dark hillside, with a shepherd leaning on a staff in the distant field.

A Sheep Grazing

1849

Etching of three women bending to glean in a harvested field, with haystacks, an ox cart and workers in the distance.

The Gleaners

1855-56

Etching of a seated woman in a headscarf carding wool beside a spinning wheel in a dim interior.

The Wool-Carder

1855-56

Etching of a headscarfed woman seated in a dim room, spoon-feeding a small child held in her lap.

Woman Feeding Her Child

1861

Etching of a herdsman leading two cows along a dirt road past a tree and open fields.

The Two Cows

c. 1847

Etching of a standing man with a pole and two stooping figures on a sandy shore beneath hatched, rayed skies.

The Seaweed Gatherers

c. 1847

Etching of a woman in a headscarf sewing while seated in a room with a latticed window and wooden chair.

A Woman Sewing

1855

Etching of a woman in a headscarf churning butter in a tall wooden churn beside a cat, with baskets on a bench behind.

A Woman Churning

1855

Pale line drawing of a man in a hat leaning on a spade against a dark smudged background, on cream paper.

Man Resting On His Spade

n.d.

Dark etching of two figures in a dim interior, one cradling a bundle by candlelight, the other leaning in shadow.

The Vigil

1856

Etching of three women bending to glean grain in a harvested field, with a hay wagon and haystacks in the distance.

The Gleaners

1834-75