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Young Woman Spinning
Jean-François Millet (French, 1814–1875)
1850–52
Medium/Technique
Sanguine conté crayon on beige laid paper
Dimensions
Sheet: 25.7 x 17.3 cm (10 1/8 x 6 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Charles Hitchcock Tyler Residuary Fund
Accession Number63.141
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsDrawings
This delightful work was almost certainly prepared to appeal to a growing market of drawings collectors and connoisseurs. Millet's virtuosic handling of a rust-colored crayon to fluidly describe the agile movements of a spinner and animate her surroundings reveals his knowledge, and mastery, of Old Master techniques.
Catalogue Raisonné
Murphy 023
InscriptionsWith "J. F. M." stamp lower left (Lugt 1460)
ProvenanceMillet estate (Lugt 1460); Alfred Strölin, Paris; Galerie de Bayser, Paris; acquired February 1963