First Steps after Millet

Vincent van Gogh

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Work Overview

First Steps (after Millet)
Vincent van Gogh
Date: 1890; Saint-rémy-de-provence, France *
Style: Post-Impressionism
Genre: genre painting
Media: oil, canvas
Dimensions: 92.1 x 72.4 cm
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York


Van Gogh used a photograph of the original painting for this work. Rather than vibrant colors, here he used softer shades of yellow, green and blue. The picture depicts the father, having put down his tools, holding his arms outstretched for his child's first steps. The mother protectively guides the child's movement.