Millet Postcard - The Bouquet of Daisies

IC200276
JEAN-FRANÇOIS MILLET (1814 - 1875)
The Bouquet of Daisies (detail), around 1871 - 1874
Pastel on paper and cloth)lined frame. H. 68 ; L. 83.5 cm
Paris, musée d'Orsay. Acquisition through the Dol-Lair legacy, 1949
© Photo Rmn- GP (musée d'Orsay) / J.-G. Berizzi
© Rmn-Grand Palais, Paris 2023
Sold by Réunion des Musées Nationaux

Characteristics

Dimensions
10,5 x 15 cm
Artist
Jean-François Millet (1814-1875)
Art movements
Realism, Barbizon School
Maintenance
Store in a dry place, protected by a case or plastic bag
Theme
Still Life
Reference
IC200276
EAN
3336728392316
Matière de l'article
Paper
Package Dimensions
10cm x 15cm
Conservation museum
Paris - Musée d'Orsay

The work and its artist

Jean-François Millet (1814-1875)

Jean-François Millet (1814-1875)

Millet is a French painter of the 19th century, he is close to the realist movement initiated by Courbet. Known as the painter of the countryside and the farmers, he attached a specific importance to the workers and the underdogs. Millet's paintings are poetics and glorify a peasant aesthetic, as can be seen in paintings such as "le repos des Faneurs" (the resting of the tedders) (1848), Les Glaneuses (the Gleaners) (1857), la Tondeuse de moutons (the Sheep Shearer) (1861), ... At the end of his life, Millet further explored the play of light and contrasts. This work was a source of inspiration for the future Impressionists who reinterpreted some of his works, as Vincent Van Gogh did for example.
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