Evening (La viellee)

1856

Jean-François Millet

Associated Names
Jean-François Millet

Artist, French, 1814 - 1875

The image shows two figures seated together in a dimly lit interior. The scene is rendered through cross-hatching and shading creating a dark atmosphere. The figures are dressed in long garments, with one engaged in a seated activity or resting, and the other leaning forward. Both figures appear to be engaged in an intimate or introspective moment. The light source is a small flame or lamp, casting shadows and highlighting textures of the surroundings, adding to the mood of quiet introspection.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching with burnishing on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 5 × 10.7 cm (1 15/16 × 4 3/16 in.)
    sheet: 19.8 × 14.7 cm (7 13/16 × 5 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1953.6.95

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Delteil, no. 14, State i/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Hector Giacomelli (1822-1904), Paris [Lugt 1311]; Jules Gerbeau (1833-1906), Paris [Lugt 1166]. Paul M. Robinow (1865-1922), Hamburg [Lugt 2012]

Associated Names

Bibliography

1906

  • Delteil, Loys. Le peintre-graveur illustre. 31 vols. Paris: Published by the author, 1906-1926. Reprint. New York: Collectors Editions, Da Capo Press, 1969. Vol. 30 (Albert Besnard) is by Louis Godefroy.

Inscriptions

recto: at bottom left: C.D. 14 I of 2 [in later hand]; verso: at bottom, in graphite: 772 [underlined]

Markings

recto: Jules Gerbeau (Lugt 1166); Hector Giacomelli (Lugt 1311); verso: Paul M. Robinow (Lugt 2012)

Watermarks

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Wikidata ID

Q65359893

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