peasant-life

  • Peasant Woman Binding Sheaves (After Millet)

    Peasant Woman Binding Sheaves (After Millet)

    Vincent van Gogh (Dutch, 1853–1890)

    A peasant woman merges with golden fields in van Gogh’s restless reinterpretation of rural labor, where every brushstroke hums with heat and motion.

  • The Little Shepherdess (1868-72)

    The Little Shepherdess (1868-72)

    Jean-François Millet (French, 1814–1875)

    A solitary girl tends her sheep in a windswept field, embodying quiet strength and the rhythms of rural life.

  • The Gardener – Old Peasant with Cabbage (1883-1895)

    The Gardener – Old Peasant with Cabbage (1883-1895)

    Camille Pissarro (French, 1830–1903)

    An elderly peasant holds a cabbage with quiet pride, his connection to the land rendered in earthy, textured brushstrokes.

  • The Angelus (1857-1859)

    The Angelus (1857-1859)

    Jean-François Millet (French, 1814–1875)

    A solemn pair of peasants pause their work to pray in a vast, fading field, their devotion etched in quiet detail.

  • The Broken Pitcher (1891)

    The Broken Pitcher (1891)

    William Bouguereau (French, 1825–1905)

    A young girl holds a broken pitcher in a sunlit field, her expression blending innocence with quiet regret.

  • Gleaners

    Gleaners

    Jean-François Millet (French, 1814–1875)

    Three women gather fallen grain in a sunlit field, their quiet labor immortalized with profound empathy.

  • Peasant Girl Returning From The Well (c. 1860)

    Peasant Girl Returning From The Well (c. 1860)

    Jean-François Millet (French, 1814–1875)

    A young girl carries a water jug through a field, her quiet strength and the earthy tones painting a vivid portrait of rural toil.

  • Paysannes portant un panier (1888)

    Paysannes portant un panier (1888)

    Camille Pissarro (French, 1830–1903)

    Two peasant women carry a heavy basket through a sunlit field, their quiet labor rendered with Pissarro’s signature warmth and textured brushwork.

  • Young Peasant Girls Resting in the Fields near Pontoise (1882)

    Young Peasant Girls Resting in the Fields near Pontoise (1882)

    Camille Pissarro (French, 1830–1903)

    Two peasant girls take a break in a sunlit field, their quiet moment framed by Pissarro’s earthy palette and lively brushwork.