The Keeper of the Flock
Jean-François Millet (French, 1814–1875)1871–74
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Materials & printing
Archival matte paper, 189 g/m² (10.3 mil), sourced from Japan, printed with multicolor water-based inkjet so every brushstroke stays crisp. Framed prints arrive ready to hang in a .75″ ayous-wood frame with an acrylite front. Sized to standard frames by cropping, never stretching — at most about 3% comes off one edge, which isn’t noticeable on most pieces, and we only offer a size when it stays that small.
Shipping & returns
Made to order and delivered in 5–8 business days (2–4 to print, 3–4 in transit). US shipping only for now. Because each print is made for your order, all sales are final — but if it arrives damaged or defective, send us a photo within 14 days and we’ll replace it free. Full policy.
Why is it this affordable?
A thin, flat margin on every piece — just enough to keep the store running. Most of what you pay is the print itself. We only sell sizes that reproduce at full quality, and we don’t mark up the large sizes the way most shops do.
Details
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Original size
- 71.7 × 91.5 cm (28 × 36 in.)
Museum record · 6 owners · 7 exhibitions
Provenance
- The artist; his estate sale, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, May 10–11, 1875, lot 37 for 4,700 francs.
- Madame de la Hault, countess of Toict., Brussels.
- Possibly Brame et Lorenceau, Paris, 1890.
- Archibald Coats, Woodside, Paisley, by 1901; sold Christie’s, London, July 3, 1914, lot 110, to Knoedler & Co. for £5,880 as La gardienne du troupeau.
- Knoedler & Co.; sold to Roebel and Reinhardt Galleries, September 1914 for $62,500, probably acting as agents for Mrs. W. W. Kimball.
- Mrs. W. W. Kimball, by February 1915; bequeathed to the Art Institute, 1922.
Exhibitions
- Paris, L’École des beaux-arts, Peintures, aquarelles, pastels, dessins rehaussés, croquis et eaux-fortes de J.-F. Millet, 1887.
- London, Lawrie and Company’s Galleries, Loan Collection of Pictures Principally of the French School of 1830, 1893.
- Glasgow, Kelvingrove Art Gallery, International Exhibition, 1901.
- Art Institute of Chicago, Paintings Lent by Mrs. W. W. Kimball, July 1–October 24, 1920, no cat. Art Institute of Chicago, A Century of Progress: Exhibition of Paintings and Sculpture, June 1–November 1, 1933.
- Art Institute of Chicago, A Century of Progress: Exhibition of Paintings and Sculpture, June 1–November 1, 1934.
- Paris, Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais, Jean-François Millet, October 17, 1975–January 5, 1976; traveled to London, Hayward Gallery, January 22–March 7, 1976.
- Art Institute of Chicago, Art at the Time of the Centennial, June 19–August 8, 1976, no cat.
