1868
oil
canvas
From the collection of Art Institute of Chicago
In the Auvergne is a 1868 oil by Jean François Millet, a Impressionism work, held at Art Institute of Chicago.
The painting shows a rural scene with people working in a field. It's a quiet moment. The artist used simple colors to show everyday life, which makes this work interesting because it focuses on ordinary people, not grand events. This focus on everyday life is what makes the painting special. The artist likely wanted to show the beauty in simple things. You can learn more about this style by looking into the technique of impasto.
Dekeus, Bruxelles [according to 1892 sale catalogue]. American Art Association, by 1890 [lent to New York 1889]; sold American Art Association, New York, April 7, 1892, lot 145 to Potter Palmer for $12,000, possibly with Knoedler as agent [buyer and price according to Art Amateur 1892; for Knoedler see New York Times 1892]; Potter Palmer (died 1902), Chicago; his widow, Bertha Honoré Palmer (died 1918); by descent to their sons Honoré and Potter Palmer; given to the Art Institute, 1922.
New York, Barye Monument Association, Barye and his Friends, November 15, 1889–January 15, 1890, no. 619. Paris, Galerie Georges Petit, Exposition de Chefs-d’œuvre de l’école française: Vingt peintres du XIXe siècle, May 2–31, 1910, no. 121. Art Institute of Chicago, A Century of Progress: Exhibition of Paintings and Sculpture, June 1–November 1, 1933, cat. 253. Art Institute of Chicago, A Century of Progress: Exhibition of Paintings and Sculpture, June 1–November 1, 1934, cat. 198. New York, Marie Harriman Gallery, Constable and the Landscape, November 8–27, 1937, cat. 8. Paris, Galeries…
“A Great Sale of Pictures,” New York Times (April 9, 1892), p. 5. “Art Notes,” Critic 17, 530 (1892), p. 230. “The ‘American Art Association’s’ Sale of Pictures,” The Art Amateur 26, 6 (1892), p. 141. Art Institute of Chicago, Handbook of Sculpture, Architecture, and Paintings (Chicago: Art Institute of Chicago, 1922), p. 68, cat. 826. Art Institute of Chicago, Handbook of Sculpture, Architecture, and Paintings (Chicago: Art Institute of Chicago, 1923), p. 68, cat. 826. “Millets in the Art Institute,” Bulletin of the Art Institute of Chicago 18, 7 (1924), p. 89. Art Institute of Chicago, A…
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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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