Seated Peasant Resting on a Hoe — About This Work
Jean-François Millet, 1829–75
About the Work
A seated peasant leans forward against a hoe. The implement joins the resting body to the work from which it has paused, giving the figure's posture both a practical support and a clear visual direction.
Fabricated black chalk allows Millet to gather the body into a strong dark form. The drawing's interest lies in weight and inclination, with the bent position carrying the subject more directly than an elaborate narrative.
The surrounding sheet keeps the solitary figure in view. At the original scale, the economy of the marks becomes apparent: a small number of relationships between body, tool and ground can sustain the whole composition.
The Work
Artist: Jean-François Millet
Title: Seated Peasant Resting on a Hoe
Date: 1829–75
Medium: Fabricated black chalk
Recorded dimensions: 18.7 × 18.8 cm (W × H)
Collection: Cleveland Museum of Art
Accession number: 2009.133
Print & Presentation
Palatine presentation: 30 × 30 cm Classic Frame, portrait.
The complete artwork is reproduced at its recorded scale, subject only to negligible whole-pixel rounding, without enlargement, reduction, cropping or distortion. The surrounding white presentation area accommodates the artwork within the framed presentation and is incorporated into the print rather than added as a separate mount.
Frame finishes: Black, White or Natural.
Paper & glazing: Enhanced Matte + Perspex; or Enhanced Matte + Moth-Eye.
Why Original Scale?
Most art-print shops offer the same image in a choice of Small, Medium and Large sizes. We take a different approach. For each edition, we begin with the recorded dimensions of the original work and reproduce the complete image at that scale, preserving its proportions and avoiding enlargement, reduction, cropping or distortion.
Source: Image: The Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0. Bequest of Muriel Butkin. 2009.133.
Care: Display in a dry interior away from prolonged direct sunlight and sources of moisture.
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