French, 1814-1875
La Distribution de Grains-Esquisse, 1860-63
Stamped with initials JFM (ul)
Crayon on paper
7 5/16 x 5 1/2 inches (18.5 x 14 cm)
Provenance:
Collection of Armand Doria, Orrouy, Oise, France
Galerie Berès, Paris
Exhibited:
Paris, Galerie Hector Brame, J.F. Millet Dessinateur, 1938, no. 21 as La Provende des Poules.
The figure in La Distribution de Grains-Esquisse relates closely to two other drawings by Millet: La maison du puits a Gruchy, pastel, in the collection of the Musee Fabre in Montpellier and Maison au puits a Gruchy, 1863, pastel and crayon, which is in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
(Frame: 15 5/8 x 13 1/2 inches)
Hinged to the mat from the corners on the verso; not examined out of the frame; some discoloration along the edges and faint spots of discoloration in the upper two thirds of the drawings; possibly trimmed.
Fine Art
