The Sheaf-Binder (after Millet)
1889 Van Gogh Museum
About this artwork
This oil on canvas painting by Vincent van Gogh is a copy after Jean-François Millet's work, depicting a lone figure engaged in the act of binding sheaves in a field.
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Vincent van Gogh deeply admired Jean-François Millet, often creating copies of his works as a way to study and reinterpret them. This painting, "The Sheaf-Binder," is one of Van Gogh's 21 copies of Millet's work, executed during his stay at the asylum in Saint-Rémy. He found solace and artistic inspiration in Millet's portrayals of rural life and the dignity of labor, viewing him as a master who painted "peasants in their very essence."
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The Sheaf-Binder (after Millet)
Vincent van Gogh, 1889
