1861
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
La Bouillée is a 1861 by Jean François Millet, a Impressionism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This sketch shows a woman sitting on a chair, holding a child on her lap. She’s dressed in loose, simple clothes, and her hair is covered. The lines are rough and busy, with lots of cross-hatching to show light and shadow. The background is almost just texture—no clear details. The artist focused on the woman’s tired but steady hands, one gently holding the child’s arm. Look up Jean-François Millet to see how he often painted everyday people doing quiet, hard work.
Jean-François Millet (French pronunciation: ; 4 October 1814 – 20 January 1875) was a French painter and one of the founders of the Barbizon school in rural France.
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