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Overview"A monumentalizing portrayal of a peasant bowed over by brutal toil, ""Man with a Hoe"" (ca. 1860–62) by Jean-François Millet (1814–1875) is arguably the most art historically significant painting in the J. Paul Getty Museum’s collection of nineteenth-century European art. This volume situates the painting in the arc of Millet’s career and traces its fascinating and contentious reception, from its scandalous debut at the 1863 Paris Salon to the years following its acquisition by American collectors in the 1890s. The essays examine the painting’s tumultuous public life, beginning in France, where critics attacked it on aesthetic and political grounds as a radical realist provocation; through its transformative movement in the art market during the remaining years of the artist’s life and following his death; to its highly publicized arrival in California as a celebrated masterpiece. In the United States it was enlisted to serve philanthropic interests, became the subject of a popular poem, and once again became embroiled in controversy, in this case one that was strongly inflected by American racial politics. This is the first publication dedicated to the work since its acquisition by the Getty Museum in 1985" Full Product DetailsAuthor: Scott Allan , Simon Kelly , John OttPublisher: Getty Trust Publications Imprint: J. Paul Getty Museum ISBN: 9781606068557ISBN 10: 1606068555 Pages: 128 Publication Date: 31 October 2023 Audience: Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Professional & Vocational , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsReviews"""Here is a vivid story of confrontation, speculation, and reputation. This stimulating trajectory spans Millet's painting of epic simplicity from unflinching gaze at exhaustion, via prized market capture, poetic celebrity and blunt eugenics, to celebration of the dignity of labour."" --Richard Thomson, Research Professor in the History of Art, University of Edinburgh" Author InformationScott Allan is curator in the Department of Paintings at the J. Paul Getty Museum. His books include Reconsidering Jean-Léon Gérôme (Getty, 2010), Unruly Nature: The Landscapes of Théodore Rousseau (Getty, 2016), and Manet and Modern Beauty: The Artist's Last Years (Getty and Art Institute of Chicago, 2019). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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