Art, literature & history
The Departure for Work
1857
- Dating
- Exact year
- Held at
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Medium
- Pastel and charcoal on cream laid paper
- Dimensions
- 34 × 28.3 cm (13 7/16 × 11 3/16 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1998.693
- Attribution
- By the artist
- Image rights
- CC0 1.0License details
Jean-François Millet. The Departure for Work. Art Institute of Chicago. CC0 1.0. Compressed full-frame reproduction.
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
About this artwork
The Departure for Work — Jean-François Millet. 1857.
Medium: Pastel and charcoal on cream laid paper. Dimensions: 34 × 28.3 cm (13 7/16 × 11 3/16 in.).
Collection record: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.
Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.
Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.