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Sheepshearing Beneath a Tree

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SKU: TRG-PRINT-UNF-METM-337798 Categories: Giclee Prints, Best Sellers Tags: Animals, Figures, Sheep, Work & Labor Artist: Millet, Jean-Francois

Tags: Animals, Figures, Sheep, Work & Labor

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Jean-François Millet’s Sheepshearing Beneath a Tree brings a rural task into a sheltered space of foliage, fence, and closely gathered figures. The sheep and the people handling it occupy the lower center of the drawing, while another figure stands nearby. The tree above creates a natural enclosure, concentrating attention on the work taking place beneath its branches.

Dating from around 1854, the sheet combines Conté crayon and stumping with pen, brown ink, and touches of white gouache. These different marks build both the weight of bodies and the contrasting textures of wool, clothing, and vegetation. Millet’s interest lies in the coordination of practical gestures: shearing becomes a scene of shared effort, observed with intimacy rather than theatrical display.

Read our guide to giclée prints or browse the Jean-François Millet collection.