Man with a Hoe

Man with a Hoe
French: L'homme à la houe
ArtistJean-François Millet
Year1860–1862
Mediumoil on canvas
Dimensions81.9 cm × 100.3 cm (32.2 in × 39.5 in)
LocationJ. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
WebsiteGetty 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.