Dandelions
Jean-François Millet
(French, 1814–1875)
1867–68
Medium/TechniquePastel on tan wove paper
Dimensions40.6 x 50.2 cm (16 x 19 3/4 in.)
Credit LineGift of Quincy Adams Shaw through Quincy Adams Shaw, Jr., and Mrs. Marian Shaw Haughton
Accession number17.1524
On View
Not on viewClassificationsPastels
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Millet excelled in the medium of pastel, and his skill as a draftsman and colorist are evident here in the rich variety of greens that set off the flowers and in the airy delicacy of the dandelions, which are shown in all phases from bud to seed.
InscriptionsLower right: J. F. MilletProvenance1868-1875, acquired from the artist by Emile Gavet (b. 1830 -d. 1904), Paris (commissioned in 1867); June 11-12, 1875, Gavet Sale, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, lot 94, sold to Carlin. Quincy Adams Shaw (b. 1825 - d. 1908), Boston; 1917, gift of Quincy Adams Shaw through Quincy A. Shaw, Jr., and Mrs. Marian Shaw Haughton to the MFA. (Accession Date: March 29, 1917)
