Portrait de paysan (recto); Etude de clocher d'église (verso)

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Jean-François Millet (1814-1875)
Portrait de paysan (recto); Etude de clocher d'église (verso)
stamped with initials 'J.F.M' (Lugt 1894F), (lower right, recto)
pencil on paper
4 x 6in. (9.8 x 15.3cm.)
Drawn in the late 1850s

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Lot Essay

This study of a peasant's head relates to a series of portraits of paysans, all wearing the same distinctive hat and short coat, which Millet drew in the late 1850s, in preparation for his epic homages to rural France.

Dr Alexandra Murphy kindly confirmed the authenticity of the present work.

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