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Source Description
After moving from Paris to the village of Barbizon on the edge of the Fontainebleau forest in 1851, Millet devoted himself to portraying the lives of his neighbors. Some critics interpreted his paintings of working farmers as a critique of the injustices inherent in the social conditions of his time. Others have seen his work as a representation of man's harmonious union with nature.On the right a farmer is pouring a basket of potatoes into a sack held open by a woman. Beside the couple are three full sacks and a cart. Further back, at the left, two en are digging potatoes which are being gathered by women. The sky at the left is suffused with warm sunlight, whereas the right side is darkened by a glowering, low-lying rain cloud.
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Document identity
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22652
label
The Potato Harvest
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drawing
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22652
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drawing
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title
The Potato Harvest
description
After moving from Paris to the village of Barbizon on the edge of the Fontainebleau forest in 1851, Millet devoted himself to portraying the lives of his neighbors. Some critics interpreted his paintings of working farmers as a critique of the injustices inherent in the social conditions of his time. Others have seen his work as a representation of man's harmonious union with nature.On the right a farmer is pouring a basket of potatoes into a sack held open by a woman. Beside the couple are three full sacks and a cart. Further back, at the left, two en are digging potatoes which are being gathered by women. The sky at the left is suffused with warm sunlight, whereas the right side is darkened by a glowering, low-lying rain cloud.
provenance
Papeleu, prior to 1863 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Baron Goethals, prior to 1867 [mode of acquisition unknown]; William T. Walters, Baltimore, prior to 1878 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1855
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CC0
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en
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Painting & Drawing
oil paintings (visual works)
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import
dimensions
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cm
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54
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65.2
dimensionsRaw
H: 21 1/4 x W: 25 11/16 in. (54 x 65.2 cm); Framed H with build-up: 37 1/8 x W: 41 9/16 x D: 5 1/2 in. (94.3 x 105.57 x 13.97 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Signature] In black on lower right: J. F. Millet
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oil on canvas
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