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Man Leaning over a Bale of Grain II (studies for Harvesters Resting)
Jean-François Millet (French, 1814–1875)
1851–53
Medium/Technique
Black conté crayon on white wove paper
Dimensions
Sheet: 29.3 x 20 cm (11 9/16 x 7 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Edwin E. Jack Fund
Accession Number61.627
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsDrawings
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.
Catalogue Raisonné
Murphy 038
DescriptionStudies for Harvesters Resting, oil, 1853, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
InscriptionsStamped in center in brown ink: J. F. M.
ProvenanceMillet estate (Lugt 1460); G. Bhyne, France; Leicester Galleries, London, in 1920; acquired June 1961