MILLET AND MODERN ART

Jean-François Millet examines the international range of artists whom he influenced. For instance, Millet was an artistic hero for V incent van Gogh, whose treatment of numerous motifsincluding The Sower and Starry Nightwas directly inspired by the older artist. Van Gogh even painted a remarkable series of 21 copies after Millets work while living in the south of France in the final year o f his life. Other artists on whom Millet had a profound impact include Camille Pissarro, Georges Seurat, Claude Monet, Edgar Degas, and Winslow Hom...[Read more]