19th Century European Paintings & Sculpture
19th Century European Paintings & Sculpture
Property from a Japanese Private Collection
Jean-François Millet
The Sower
Auction Closed
February 2, 09:59 PM GMT
Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Property from a Japanese Private Collection
Jean-François Millet
French 1814 - 1875
The Sower and Study for The Sower (double sided)
stamped with the artist's studio stamp lower left: J.F.M
black chalk and pencil on paper
sheet: 10 by 8 in.; 25.5 by 20.5 cm
framed: 28 ⅝ by 25 ¾ in.; 73.2 by 65.5 cm
Sale: Christie's New York, 19 May 1987, lot 129
Sale: Sotheby's, New York, 27 October 1988, lot 27
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner
Drawn circa 1858, this is slightly larger than a similar drawing in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. A third related drawing, depicting the sower cut at the knees, is in the Cabinet des Dessins, Musée du Louvre, Paris. Alexandra Murphy describes the Boston drawing as 'more naturalistic than the monumental 1850 painting in its details of loose, modern clothing' (Murphy, p. 113).
We would like to thank Alexandra Murphy for kindly confirming the authenticity of this lot.
