Young Woman Spinning
Jean-François Millet
(French, 1814–1875)
1850–52
Medium/TechniqueSanguine conté crayon on beige laid paper
DimensionsSheet: 25.7 x 17.3 cm (10 1/8 x 6 13/16 in.)
Credit LineCharles Hitchcock Tyler Residuary Fund
Accession number63.141
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This delightful work was almost certainly prepared to appeal to a growing market of drawings collectors and connoisseurs. Millet's virtuosic handling of a rust-colored crayon to fluidly describe the agile movements of a spinner and animate her surroundings reveals his knowledge, and mastery, of Old Master techniques.
InscriptionsWith "J. F. M." stamp lower left (Lugt 1460)ProvenanceMillet estate (Lugt 1460); Alfred Strölin, Paris; Galerie de Bayser, Paris; acquired February 1963
