Peasants Going to Work by Jean-François Millet

Peasants Going to Work 1863

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drawing

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amateur sketch

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light pencil work

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print

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pen sketch

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pencil sketch

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incomplete sketchy

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paper

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personal sketchbook

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france

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"Peasants Going to Work" is a charcoal drawing by French artist Jean-François Millet, created in 1863. The drawing depicts a peasant couple walking to work, the woman carrying a basket on her back and the man a scythe. Millet’s work often focused on the lives of working-class people, known for his depictions of rural life and peasant labor. The drawing is in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago.

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