Gleaners Acrylic Print

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This is a wonderful reproduction of Jean-Francois Millet's 1857 masterpiece, "Des glaneuses". The painting's sensitive depiction of the very poorest of the French agraian class was very poorly received by the urban middle and upper classes. This is one of the earliest depiction of poor workers who are not elevated by any sign of piety, but merely shown in an act symbolic of their grinding poverty. Millet sold the painting for 3,000 francs when his work was not much valued. After his death in 1875, public appreciation gradually increased and Des glaneuses last sold for 300,000 francs before its donation to the Louvre. It is now in the Musee d'Orsay in Paris. The original oil on canvas is 33 inches high and 44 inches wide.

If you are interested in commissioning an oil painting on canvas of this art print, please send me an email at troy@trycap.com.

Troy Caperton was born in San Antonio, Texas in 1949. Raised in South Louisiana from 1953, he graduated from Baylor University in 1976 and pursued a Masters in History at the University of Louisiana until 1988 when he moved to Austin, Texas. For over ten years Caperton has been selling his original art and reproductions of original work and the masters through various portals on the Internet. One of his works won a Juror’s Prize at Austin’s Art Erotica in 2010. He has always been employed in helping positions and continues to produce works for the enjoyment of the public.