The Metropolitan Museum of Art Tableware*Van Gogh First Steps Salad Plate

This Salad Plate Showcases A Joyous Detail From First Steps, After Millet (1890), One Of Vincent Van Gogh’S (Dutch, 1853–1890) Many Interpretations Of Works By Jean-François Millet (French, 1814–1875). Van Gogh Deeply Admired The Barbizon School Cofounder, Who So Adeptly Portrayed The Beauty And Drudgery Of Rural French Life. In The Fall And Winter Of 1889–90, While He Was A Voluntary Patient At The Asylum In Saint-Rémy, The Dutch Artist Painted 21 Copies—Or “Translations,” As He Referred To Them—After Millet, Including This Endearing Picture Of A Young Child Toddling Toward A Field-Bound Figure With Open Arms.