03 — ARTWORK
The Winnower
MILLET, Jean-François · 1848 →
- MEDIUM
- Oil on canvas, 38 x 29 cm
- TYPE
- Genre
PALETTE
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COMMENTARY
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Millet's early works were modelled on eighteenth-century pastorals, but during the 1840s the influence of Daumier encouraged him to paint in a more vigorous and sober style. His Winnower of 1848 set the seal on this new direction.
The painting was exhibited at the SalonIn the French language of the 18th and 19th centuries it designated an actual exhibition space, as well as the academic art exhibitions staged in the Salon d'Apollon of the Louvre since 1667. From 1737, the exhibitions took place biennially and, after the French Revolution, annually in the Salon Carré of the Louvre in Paris. Towards the end of the 19th century the official Salon jury was dissolved in order to make way for a committee of state-approved artists, i.e. former Salon members, who created the highly influential Société des Artistes Français. of 1848.
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title = {The Winnower by MILLET, Jean-François},
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date = {2026-09-09},
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