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Digger

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NOTE: All Giclee prints on PAPER are printed and cut to exact size. If you would like extra paper around your print please let us know. We can add an extra 1/4" or 1/2" of paper on all sides upon request. This selection does not apply for the stretched canvas or framed products.

SKU: TRG-PRINT-UNF-METM-371533 Categories: Best Sellers, Giclee Prints Tags: Figures, Work & Labor Artist: Millet, Jean-Francois

Tags: Figures, Work & Labor

Description

In Digger, Jean-François Millet reduces a demanding task to a bent figure and his spade. The man’s back, arms, and tool form a connected structure of effort, with little surrounding scenery to dilute the action. Open paper presses close around the figure, giving the simple working posture a strong and immediate presence.

The woodcut design dates to 1863; this impression was printed after Millet’s death. Brown ink and economical contours emphasize the relation between body and implement rather than a fully described landscape. By holding the worker at the point of exertion, Millet makes digging readable as both a particular action and a recurring condition of rural life. The sparse image finds its expressive power in balance, pressure, and bodily concentration.

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