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Haystacks: Autumn

Artist: Jean-François Millet French, Gruchy 1814–1875 Barbizon
Date: ca. 1874
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 33 1/2 x 43 3/8 in. (85.1 x 110.2 cm)
Where to see it: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Bequest of Lillian S. Timken, 1959 · CC0 Public Domain · The Met · see it at the museum ↗

Slow Look

The whole picture Let your eyes wander. Where do they want to rest?
The light Find the brightest spot. What is it showing you?
The edges Look at what is half cut off at the borders.
One small detail Choose one tiny thing and stay with it for a while.
The whole picture again Step back. Has it changed for you?

About Jean-François Millet

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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