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(After) Jean-François Millet
(After) "The Gleaners" Ink Drawing Painting Study
19th Century

$1,800

£1,356.48

€1,584.88

CA$2,554.34

A$2,561.74

CHF 1,486.16

MX$31,275.53

NOK 17,213.97

SEK 17,617.34

DKK 11,848.44

About the Item

The original "The Gleaners" is an oil painting by Jean-François Millet completed in 1857. It depicts three peasant women gleaning a field of stray stalks of wheat after the harvest. The painting is famous for featuring in a sympathetic way what were then the lowest ranks of rural society; this was received poorly by the French upper classes. Having recently come out of the French Revolution of 1848, these prosperous classes saw the painting as glorifying the lower-class worker. To them, it was a reminder that French society was built upon the labor of the working masses, and landowners linked this working class with the growing movement of Socialism. The depiction of the working class in The Gleaners made the upper classes feel uneasy about their status. The masses of workers greatly outnumbered the members of the upper class. This disparity in numbers meant that if the lower class was to revolt, the upper class would be overturned. With the French Revolution still fresh on the minds of the upper classes, this painting was not perceived well at all. Frame is available.

Creator:
(After) Jean-François Millet
Creation Year:
19th Century
Dimensions:
Height: 14 in (35.56 cm)Width: 16 in (40.64 cm)Depth: 0.001 in (0.03 mm)
Medium:
Ink
Movement & Style:
Realist
Period:
19th Century
Condition:
Paper shows signs of age.
Gallery Location:
Houston, TX
Reference Number:
Seller: CA85.2019.1210.15581stDibs: LU55135425752

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