Millet.
NMR| N° d'inventaire | 20960 |
| Format | 22 x 24 |
| Détails | 256 p., color illustrations, paperback. |
| Publication | Paris, 2017 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9782711870455 |
The name of Jean-François Millet is linked to The Angelus, one of the most famous works of Western art, whose notoriety has distorted the view of the artist, too long described as a "peasant painter." A new reading of this unique painter is required. For this outstanding draftsman and luminous pastelist, art was a matter of emotion and interiority; his genius was to paint "true" figures from the rural world, from the Winnower to the Gleaners, but also portraits, landscapes, everyday scenes, even religious ones. The retrospective is joined by a contemporary section that deals in an unprecedented way with Millet's influence on American art in the 20th century, from painting to cinema, including photography.
The name of Jean-François Millet is linked to The Angelus, one of the most famous works of Western art, whose notoriety has distorted the view of the artist, too long described as a "peasant painter." A new reading of this unique painter is required. For this outstanding draftsman and luminous pastelist, art was a matter of emotion and interiority; his genius was to paint "true" figures from the rural world, from the Winnower to the Gleaners, but also portraits, landscapes, everyday scenes, even religious ones. The retrospective is joined by a contemporary section that deals in an unprecedented way with Millet's influence on American art in the 20th century, from painting to cinema, including photography.