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Woman Filling a Water Jug (Femme vidant un seau)
Woman Filling a Water Jug (Femme vidant un seau) is an ink print by the Impressionist artist Jean François Millet. It dates from 1864 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art. Woman Filling a Water Jug is a woodcut print created by Jean-François Millet around 1864.
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Overview
Woman Filling a Water Jug is a woodcut print created by Jean-François Millet around 1864. It is an example of the artist's work in printmaking, a medium he explored alongside his more well-known oil paintings.
Subject & Meaning
The print depicts a woman in a long dress bending to fill a wooden bucket from a spout, capturing a simple, everyday moment of rural labor.
Technique & Style
The woodcut technique, characterized by bold and rough lines, was achieved through the use of carved blocks and ink. The resulting image has a distinctive, textured quality, with visible rough edges.
Context
Millet was a key figure in the Barbizon school and the Realism movement, known for his depictions of peasant life and rural subjects. This print reflects his ongoing interest in these themes.
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Artist
Jean-François Millet (French pronunciation: ; 4 October 1814 – 20 January 1875) was a French painter and one of the founders of the Barbizon school in rural France.
A Woman Emptying a Bucket
The Churner (La Baratteuse)
Woman Churning Butter
Peasant Woman Carrying Buckets
A Woman Scouring a Kitchen Pot
The Cooper (Le tonnelier)
Peasant with a Wheelbarrow
Composition de F. Millet (Composition by F. Millet)
Man with Wheelbarrow (Le paysan rentrant du fumier)
Le Tonnelier
The Cooper (Le tonnelier)
Nürnberg