The Close of Day

Creator Name

Jules Adolphe Aimé Louis Breton

Cultural Context

Date

1865

Source

Walters Art Museum

About the work

Walters Art Museum Object Description

Two peasant women rest leaning on their rakes as the sun sets. Breton trained in Belgium and in Paris but remained committed to his birthplace, Courrières in the Pas-de-Calais department of northern France. His early paintings reflect a concern for the plight for the rural poor, but his later works tended to romanticize their existence.

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Title

The Close of Day

Creator

Jules Adolphe Aimé Louis Breton, male

Worktype

Painting & Drawing; oil paintings (visual works)

Cultural Context

Material

oil on canvas

Dimensions

H: 25 13/16 x W: 19 1/8 in. (65.5 x 48.5 cm); Framed H: 37 3/4 x W: 31 1/4 x D: 3 1/2 in. (95.9 x 79.4 x 8.9 cm)

Technique

Language

Date

1865

Provenance

by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.[1] The Diary of George A. Lucas, p. 193.; Purchased by William T. Walters (from the artist through George A. Lucas as agent), Baltimore, February 14 1865 [1]; inherited by Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.[1] The Diary of George A. Lucas, p. 193.

Style Period

Rights

CC0; GNU Free Documentation License

Inscription

[Signature] Lower right: Jules Breton/Courriéres 1865

Location

Source

Walters Art Museum

Subject

Topic

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