Monsieur Martin

Jean-François Millet painted “Monsieur Martin” in 1840. Oil on fabric. It resides in the Cleveland Museum of Art.

The painting measures 45.7 x 38.1 cm. It is classified under the 19th-century French culture.

Millet is known for depicting peasant life, though “Monsieur Martin” shows a different subject. Its reasons remain unexplained.

Millet’s early training was in portraiture, which influenced his later works of rural scenes.

Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio, https://clevelandart.org/art/1980.270