Peasant Returning from the Manure Heap
1855–56
- Medium
- etching
- Dimensions
- 16.2 × 13.2 cm
- Status
- In Museum Collection
- Collect24 Art ID
- C24-217061
Millet moved from Paris to the nearby village of Barbizon in 1849 in search of rustic subject matter. The group of painters working in the countryside surrounding the Forest of Fontainebleau frequently painted out-of-doors in order to create fresh and accurate views of nature. While most of the Barbizon artists focused primarily on landscape, Millet also represented peasants. His works celebrate the nobility and dignity of people living close to the soil, symbols of the stability and continuity lacking in modern life
Provenance
The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Ralph King, 1921.991
Registry history
- 1855–56 — Recorded in the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art — prints
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