Which artist was known for documenting the difficulties of rural life?

Realisman art movement that emphasized depicting objects and subjects as they actually appear in real life, without embellishment. The popularity of realism grew with the introduction of photography. Gustave Courbeta French painter who led the Realism movement. Gustave Courbet believed that art should show the "unvarnished truth."Jean-Francois Milleta French Realist painter, known for his paintings of peasant farmers. Jean-Francois Millet documented the difficulties of rural life. gleaningcollecting leftover bits of grain after a field has been harvested. Gleaning required hours of backbreaking work to produce enough wheat for a single loaf of bread. Thomas Eakinsan American realist painter, photographer, and sculptor. Thomas Eakins' painting The Gross Clinic received a lot of criticism from art critics.