The Potato Harvest
Jean-François Millet · 1855
Why it's great
Farm workers bend over to dig potatoes in the fields in the late afternoon, as a horse waits. Millet painted peasants as they are, with great respect. The light is soft and golden. It's a fine picture of rural work.
Where to see it
📍 Walters Art MuseumBaltimore, United States
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Jean-François Millet was born into a farming family in Gruchy, on the coast of Normandy, France. He moved to the village of Barbizon near Paris, where he painted peasants at work in the fields. He treated farm laborers with dignity at a time when few artists did. His paintings moved Van Gogh and many others.
