Man with a Hoe
| Man with a Hoe | |
|---|---|
| French: L'homme à la houe | |
| Artist | Jean-François Millet |
| Year | 1860–1862 |
| Medium | oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 81.9 cm × 100.3 cm (32.2 in × 39.5 in) |
| Location | J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles |
| Website | Getty object 85.PA.114 |
Man with a Hoe (French: L'homme à la houe), sometimes called The Labourer, is a painting by the French Realist painter Jean-François Millet, created 1860–1862. It is held in the J. Paul Getty Museum, in Los Angeles. Man With a Hoe depicts a weary agricultural worker with blunt facial features and rustic clothing taking a moment of rest as he struggles to clear stones and pernicious weeds from a farm field.