Jean-François Millet. 1814-1875.
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Les Becheurs (The Diggers). 1855-56. Etching. Delteil, Melot 13.iv. 9 1/4 x 14 (sheet 11 5/8 x 15 3/4). Unsigned. Illustrated: Leipnik, A History of French Etching; Salaman, The Great Painter-Etchers from Rembrandt to Whistler. A fine impression printed in brown ink with plate tone. Printed on fine pale cream-colored laid paperwith a Fortune Figure watermark, on the full sheet with deckle edges. A very rich, warm impression. $7,500.
La Bouillie (Gruel: Woman Feeding her Child). 1861. Etching. Delteil, Melot 17.iv/vi. 6 3/4 x 8 7/8 (sheet 7 x 10 1/2). Produced at the request of Burty to illustrate his article in the Gazette des Beaux Arts, 1861. Printed by Delâtre on tan chine, applied to sturdy cream wove paper. The image pictures Millet's daughter, Madame Heymann, and her baby. Signed and dated in the plate. $3,000.
La Cardeuse (Woman Carding Wool). c. 1858. 10 x 7 (sheet 14 3/8 x 9 7/8).Illustrated: Leipnik, A History of French Etching; Keppel, The Golden Age of Engraving. A very rich, well-inked impression with plate tone, printed on tissue-thin laid paper. Unsigned. $4,500
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