Jean-Francois Millet (French, 1814-1875)
Hammer Price w/ BP
$26,840
| Lot #: 58 Jean-Francois Millet (French, 1814-1875) |
|
Pastel and black crayon on pale brown paper. Signed with artist's initials 'J.F.M.' (lower left). |
| Sight: 12 3/4 x 10 3/4 in. |
|
Provenance Davenport family, Kingston, New York. Collection of John F. Triepel (1899-1985). Estate of Sidonie (Triepel) Williams, Buffalo, New York. |
|
Condition Has been laid down. |
|
Auction Date Sep 25, 2025 |
Details:
Jean-Francois Millet (French, 1814-1875)
Born in 1814, at Gruchy near Cherbourg, Jean-Francois Millet spent most of his life in rural France. He received his first instruction in art from Langlois at Cherbourg in 1832. His aptitude was so obvious that he was granted a pension by the Municipal Council to enable him to study art in Paris.
In 1837, he joined the Parisian studio of well-known history painter Paul Delaroche where Narcisse Virgile Diaz de la Pena and Theodore Rousseau were his fellow pupils. He first exhibited at the Salon in 1840. Millet was able to perceive the land and the labor it exacted from men as substance and process, not as a sight for city-dwelling impressionists on an outing. For some time, he earned a living painting portraits in Cherbourg where he had returned.
In 1845, he was in Paris once more and devoted himself entirely to peasant and figure painting, at which he worked solely from memory. The paintings he produced during the years that followed earned him the Legion of Honor in 1865. The artist died on January 20, 1875, in Barbizon, France.
Today, Millet’s works are held in the collections of the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, the Louvre Museum in Paris, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, and the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, among others.
Born in 1814, at Gruchy near Cherbourg, Jean-Francois Millet spent most of his life in rural France. He received his first instruction in art from Langlois at Cherbourg in 1832. His aptitude was so obvious that he was granted a pension by the Municipal Council to enable him to study art in Paris.
In 1837, he joined the Parisian studio of well-known history painter Paul Delaroche where Narcisse Virgile Diaz de la Pena and Theodore Rousseau were his fellow pupils. He first exhibited at the Salon in 1840. Millet was able to perceive the land and the labor it exacted from men as substance and process, not as a sight for city-dwelling impressionists on an outing. For some time, he earned a living painting portraits in Cherbourg where he had returned.
In 1845, he was in Paris once more and devoted himself entirely to peasant and figure painting, at which he worked solely from memory. The paintings he produced during the years that followed earned him the Legion of Honor in 1865. The artist died on January 20, 1875, in Barbizon, France.
Today, Millet’s works are held in the collections of the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, the Louvre Museum in Paris, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, and the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, among others.
Shipping Information:
Unlike many auction companies, Cottone Auctions offers a full-service shipping department. We’re equipped to pack and safely ship just about any item to just about any location around the globe.
Learn more >
