The Potato Harvest
Jean-François Millet, 1855
For now, just to look at
The photograph we have of this work is not sharp enough to print at the quality we want, so we are not selling it for now. We are looking for a better one.
About the work
- Artist
- Jean-François Millet
- Date
- 1855
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Collection
- The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore
- Reference
- XDV-2560
What the museum label doesn't tell you
During Millet's lifetime, many people considered the potato an unworthy food even for animals, while the painter dignified the labour of those who cultivated it.
