The Sower - Jean-François Millet
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A powerful depiction of rural labour, this 1850 Realist work by Jean-François Millet captures a peasant in the act of sowing seeds across a ploughed field.
Jean-François Millet painted The Sower in 1850, a work that captures the physical labour of rural life in nineteenth-century France. The composition focuses on a single peasant figure striding across a ploughed field, his arm extended in a rhythmic motion to cast seeds. Millet employs a dark, earthy palette for the soil, which contrasts with the lighter, atmospheric tones of the sky. The figure is rendered with heavy, deliberate brushwork, giving the peasant a monumental quality that elevates the subject of agricultural work.
This painting is a primary example of the Realist movement, which sought to depict the lives of ordinary people without idealisation. Millet was a founding member of the Barbizon School, a group of artists who moved to the village of Barbizon to paint directly from nature. His interest in the working class was informed by his own upbringing in a farming family in Normandy. The Sower was first exhibited at the Paris Salon in 1850, where it drew attention for its raw depiction of manual labour. The figure of the sower is depicted in a state of intense concentration, his face partially obscured by shadow, which directs the viewer's attention to the physical act of sowing. The distant figure of a man driving a team of oxen in the background provides a sense of scale and context to the vastness of the field. This print captures the texture of the original oil paint, preserving the heavy application and the sombre mood that defines Millet's approach to the human condition within the rural environment.
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- Museum-grade giclée printing for rich, fade-resistant colour
- Archival matte fine-art paper, FSC-certified
- Multiple sizes and framing options available
- Frames in black, natural wood, dark wood or white
- Framed prints arrive ready to hang
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- Dust gently with a soft, dry cloth
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Museum-grade giclée on FSC-certified archival matte paper, with framed and canvas options.
- Paper sizes: A4, A3, A2, A1, A0 and B2 (50×70 cm)
- Canvas: XS (20×30 cm) to Large (60×90 cm)
- Frames: black, natural wood, dark wood or white
The Sower - Jean-François Millet
Artist Biography
Jean Francois Millet
Two village priests educated him in Latin and literature before he was pulled back to farm work. He eventually reached Paris, where he lived in poverty for a period, painting in a damp cellar. His first wife died of tuberculosis three years after their 1841 marriage. He later had nine children with Catherine Lemaire.
The Gleaners (1857) and The Angelus (1857-59) made him famous and controversial. Both depict peasants at work with a dignity that unnerved the bourgeoisie, who saw political radicalism in the simple act of painting agricultural labourers as worthy subjects. The Angelus became one of the most widely reproduced images in the world.
Van Gogh was obsessed with him. While in the asylum at Saint-Remy in late 1889 and early 1890, Van Gogh made twenty-one copies of Millet's paintings over three months, translating them into his own colour and brushwork. Millet died in 1875, co-founder of the Barbizon school and the painter who gave peasant life a permanent place in art.
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