1847
oil
canvas
From the collection of Art Institute of Chicago
Woman Feeding Chickens is a 1847 oil by Jean François Millet, a Realism work, held at Art Institute of Chicago.
This painting shows a woman feeding chickens in a yard. The woman is dressed in simple clothes and the chickens are gathered around her. She seems to be lost in thought, and the scene feels peaceful. The artist used simple scenes like this to show everyday life, and if you like this, you might want to look up the technique of chiaroscuro.
Possibly sold by the artist to Letrône [according to Soullié 1900 and see Herbert 1966]; his sale Hôtel Drouot, Paris, January 14, 1859, no. 33. Possibly Mary J. Morgan; her sale, New York, American Art Galleries, March 3, 1886, lot 116, for 20,000 francs [price according to Soullié 1900]. Henry Field (died 1890), Chicago; his widow Mrs. Florence Lathrop Field; given to the Art Institute, 1894.
Tokyo, The Seibu Museum of Art, The Impressionist Tradition: Masterpieces from the Art Institute of Chicago, October 18–December 17, 1985, cat. 2; traveled to Fukuoka, Fukuoka Art Museum, January 5–February 2, 1986 and Kyoto, Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art, March 4–April 13, 1986.
“Drift of the Dog Days,” The Collector 4, 16 (1893), p. 247. Art Institute of Chicago, Catalogue of Paintings, Sculpture, and Other Objects in the Museum (Chicago: Art Institute of Chicago, 1894), p. 56, no. 32. “The Henry Field Memorial Collection,” Art Amateur 31, 6 (1894), p. 115. “Art Institute of Chicago: II – Modern Paintings: The Henry Field Collection,” Art Amateur 32, 1 (1894), p. 19. Art Institute of Chicago, Annual Report of the Trustees for the Year Ending June 4, 1895 (Chicago: Art Institute of Chicago, 1895), p. 37, no. 32. Art Institute of Chicago, Catalogue of Objects in the…
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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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