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Source Description
A young girl, identifiable as a peasant by her kerchief and her work-roughened hands and feet, extends her leg to dip a heel into the stream. In this painting, Millet refers to a long tradition in European art of depicting the idealized female nude in a natural setting, often in the guise of a mythological figure. The artist reworks this convention from a Realist perspective, emphasizing the goose girl's working-class status, adolescent body, and vulnerable pose. Millet developed this composition through numerous studies made over a period of seven years.
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Document identity
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31158
label
The Goose Girl
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obj
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drawing
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Source metadata
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31158
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contentType
drawing
stage
normalized
title
The Goose Girl
description
A young girl, identifiable as a peasant by her kerchief and her work-roughened hands and feet, extends her leg to dip a heel into the stream. In this painting, Millet refers to a long tradition in European art of depicting the idealized female nude in a natural setting, often in the guise of a mythological figure. The artist reworks this convention from a Realist perspective, emphasizing the goose girl's working-class status, adolescent body, and vulnerable pose. Millet developed this composition through numerous studies made over a period of seven years.
provenance
Ennemond Blanc [dealer], 1865, by purchase [from the artist]; Van Praet, Brussels [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; J. Saulnier, Bordeaux [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Mme Vve. Saulnier Sale, Paris, 1886, no. 64 [illus. 29]; Sedelmeyer Sale, Paris, March 25, 1892, no. 10; Henri Heugel, Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henri Heugel Sale, Paris, May 26, 1905, no. 12; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1905, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1863
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Painting & Drawing
oil paintings (visual works)
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3
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3
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import
dimensions
units
cm
width
37.9
height
46.5
dimensionsRaw
H: 14 15/16 × W:18 5/16 in. (37.94 × 46.51 cm)Framed H: 22 5/16 × W: 26 1/4 × D: 4 1/2 in. (56.67 × 66.68 × 11.43 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Signature] At lower left: J. F. Millet
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oil on canvas
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6410
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