The Gleaners by Jean-François Mille

10” x 8” The original oil painting was completed in 1857 and is a famous work of the Realism movement. The painting depicts three peasant women performing the task of gleaning, which is the act of collecting leftover grain from a field after the harvest. Millet's sympathetic portrayal of the rural poor was considered controversial at the time, and the painting was seen by some as a political statement. The original painting is displayed at the Musée d'Orsay in Paris, France