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The Potato Harvest

by Jean-Francois Millet · 1855

The Potato Harvest by Jean-Francois Millet

Artist

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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Artwork

The Potato Harvest is an oil-on-canvas painting by the French artist Jean-François Millet, created in 1855. It is held at The Walters Art Museum, in Baltimore.

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Quick facts

Artist
Jean-Francois Millet
Year
1855
Movement
Realism
Country
France
Location
Walters Art Museum