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Painting by Jean-François Millet From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Potato Harvest is an oil-on-canvas painting by the French artist Jean-François Millet, created in 1855. It is held at The Walters Art Museum, in Baltimore.[1]
The Potato Harvest | |
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Artist | Jean-François Millet |
Year | 1855 |
Medium | Oil on canvas |
Dimensions | 54 cm × 65.2 cm (21 in × 25.7 in) |
Location | The Walters Art Museum city=Baltimore |
Jean-François Millet was raised in the area of France known as the old province of Normandy. He was brought up with hard out-of-door labor. After studying to become a painter, he devoted his art to illustrating peasants farming the land. His subjects were often taken from his surroundings or from memories from his youth.[2]
During the 1850s, Millet began incorporating his subjects into landscapes. The Potato Harvest is one of nine works which drew international acclaim at the Exposition Universelle in 1867.[3]
The Potato Harvest depicts peasants working in the plains between Barbizon and Chailly. It presents a theme representative of the peasants' struggle for survival. Millet's technique for this work incorporated paste-like pigments thickly applied over a coarsely textured canvas.[3]
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