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The Wheat Sifters

The Wheat Sifters

Gustave Courbet

1854

Nantes Museum of Arts

Nantes, France

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Description

painting by Gustave Courbet

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Medium

oil paint

Dimensions

131 × 167 cm

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Painted during the winter of 1853-1854, the work depicts three figures engaged in the act of winnowing, or sifting grain. The central figure, seen from behind, operates a large circular sieve.

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