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Falling Leaves

c. 1866

Jean-François Millet

Associated Names

Jean-François Millet

Artist, French, 1814 - 1875

This drawing shows a pastoral scene. Closest to us is a hill with some small, bare trees on the right. Some leaves fall from the branches, drifting towards the ground. A person stands among these trees with their back to us, looking out at the valley in the distance below. On the right, sheep seem to graze along this hill. The wide valley stretches away towards the horizon in shades of green and tan, and the sky above is pale orange with some white and pale-blue clouds.

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Artwork overview

Medium

pastel and conté crayon on wove paper
Credit Line

Corcoran Collection (William A. Clark Collection)
Dimensions

Unframed: 14 1/2 x 17 in. (36.8 x 43.2 cm)
Accession Number

2014.136.180

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

2015

Focus on the Corcoran: Works on Paper, 1860-1990, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2015.

2019

The Touch of Color: Pastels at the National Gallery of Art, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2019 - 2020, unnumbered catalogue.

Inscriptions

lower right in crayon: J.F. Millet

Wikidata ID

Q64581212

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