Woman Carding Wool
1856
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1856
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Woman Carding Wool is a 1856 by Jean François Millet, a Impressionism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
A woman sits on the floor, dressed in a simple dress and headscarf. She’s carding wool with both hands, her focus sharp. Behind her, a woven wall and a basket sit near a window. The room looks plain but busy, with light falling softly on her face. This print shows everyday work, not fancy scenes. The artist made the textures—wool, fabric, even the woman’s skin—feel real through careful lines. Want to see more like this? Check out Realism for other paintings of ordinary life.
