Jean-François Millet

French · 1814–1875 · Painter, Printmaker

Jean-François Millet was a French painter and one of the founders of the Barbizon school in rural France. Millet is noted for his paintings of peasant farmers and can be… (Wikipedia)

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Le départ pour le travail, 1863
Etching
38,3 : 30,3 cm (15 : 11,9 in)
Ketterer Kunst · Mar 28, 2003 · Lot 65
€2,760≈ $2,961≈ £1,895Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €1,800–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
La Fileuse Auvergnate [Delteil 20]
Etching
20 x 12.7cm
Chiswick Auctions · Oct 27, 2025 · Lot 4
Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £400–600View at Chiswick Auctions ↗
The Bouillie
Etching
Bertolami Fine Art · Nov 14, 2024 · Lot 334
Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €700–1,000View at Bertolami Fine Art ↗
Tejedora
Etching
40 x 22 cm imagen / 53 x 35 cm papel
Morton Subastas · Dec 9, 2023 · Lot 286
Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. MX$6,500–15,000View at Morton Subastas ↗
L. Angelus
Etching · Paper
H 45 x B 53 cm
Twents Veilinghuis · Jul 6, 2023 · Lot 1292
Unsold / did not meet reserveView at Twents Veilinghuis ↗
Une mendiante et son enfant (recto);
Drawing · Paper
33.4 x 24.4 cm (13 1/8 x 9 5/8 in)
Bonhams · Jun 22, 2023 · Lot 37
Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €50,000–80,000View at Bonhams ↗
L. Angelus
Etching · Paper
H 45 x B 53 cm
Twents Veilinghuis · Apr 13, 2023 · Lot 1099
Unsold / did not meet reserveView at Twents Veilinghuis ↗
La Bouillie, 1861
Etching
16,8 x 12,8 cm, Chine collé; 45 x 31 cm, sheet size
Kornfeld · Sep 3, 2021 · Lot 1022
Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. CHF 800–View at Kornfeld ↗
La Bouillie, 1861
Etching
16,8 x 12,8 cm, Chine collé; 45 x 31 cm, sheet size
Kornfeld · Sep 4, 2020 · Lot 955
Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. CHF 1,500–View at Kornfeld ↗
Le Retour des Champs
Etching
4.75 x 7 in
Helmuth Stone Gallery · Aug 23, 2020 · Lot 201
Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $200–400View at Helmuth Stone Gallery ↗

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About Jean-François Millet

Jean-François Millet was a French painter and one of the founders of the Barbizon school in rural France. Millet is noted for his paintings of peasant farmers and can be categorized as part of the Realism art movement. Toward the end of his career, he became increasingly interested in painting pure landscapes. He is known best for his oil paintings but is also noted for his pastels, Conté crayon drawings, and etchings.

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In museum collections

Autumn Landscape with a Flock of Turkeys, 1872–73
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · CC0
Haystacks: Autumn, ca. 1874
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · CC0
Woman with a Rake, probably 1856–57
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · CC0
Retreat from the Storm, ca. 1846
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · CC0

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