Man Leaning over a Bale of Grain II (studies for Harvesters Resting)
Jean-François Millet
(French, 1814–1875)
1851–53
Medium/TechniqueBlack conté crayon on white wove paper
DimensionsSheet: 29.3 x 20 cm (11 9/16 x 7 7/8 in.)
Credit LineEdwin E. Jack Fund
Accession number61.627
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This preparatory drawing for Millet's major painting "Harvesters Resting (Ruth and Boaz)," also in the exhibition, helps us understand his careful process of study and planning on paper, in the tradition of many great European artists. After laying out his initial ideas, Millet did careful studies of individuals and light and shadow, of which this a particularly fine example.
InscriptionsStamped in center in brown ink: J. F. M.ProvenanceMillet estate (Lugt 1460); G. Bhyne, France; Leicester Galleries, London, in 1920; acquired June 1961
Jean-François Millet
about 1854
