Jean-Baptiste Millet

French, 1831 - 1906

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The image shows a pastoral landscape from a slightly elevated perspective. A row of potted plants is in the foreground. In the middle ground, there are various trees and bushes, some with twisting trunks and branches depicted with pencil lines. In the background, tall hedges and house silhouettes can be seen. The drawing uses soft pencil strokes to create texture and depth, with a monochromatic color palette of grey.
Jean-Baptiste Millet, Sunlit Garden, black chalk with gray wash, Julius S. Held Collection, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund, 1984.3.20

Sunlit Garden

Jean-Baptiste Millet · · black chalk with gray wash ·  Accession ID  1984.3.20