Date : between 1860 and 1862
Material : Oil on canvas
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European Painting
Painting (Scène extérieure)
Area related
France
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Millet wrote of his painting: "In a rocky place a man, all worn out ... tries to straighten himself for a moment and breathe. The drama is surrounded by beauty". The exhausted peasant faces a rough terrain of rocks and thorns; his hope for a productive future is suggested by the cultivate fields in the distance. Millet's brutal image is beautifully painted, with the peasant and landscape united by rich earth tones and crisp brushstrokes.
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