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Source Description
Although often associated with the Barbizon school, Breton favored a more idealized treatment of his subjects and a more polished style of painting. In this rural scene, probably set in the artist's native Pas-de-Calais, north of Paris, three young women return from the fields at dusk. Their idealized forms contrast markedly with the harshness of Millet's depictions of peasant life.
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Document identity
localId
10573
label
Returning from the Fields
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obj
dtoType
drawing
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2
Source metadata
id
10573
sourceUrl
contentType
drawing
stage
normalized
title
Returning from the Fields
description
Although often associated with the Barbizon school, Breton favored a more idealized treatment of his subjects and a more polished style of painting. In this rural scene, probably set in the artist's native Pas-de-Calais, north of Paris, three young women return from the fields at dusk. Their idealized forms contrast markedly with the harshness of Millet's depictions of peasant life.
provenance
Mrs. Mary J. Morgan, New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Mrs. Mary J. Morgan Sale, American Art Galleries, New York, 1886, no. 158 [p. 67]; William T. Walters, Baltimore, 1886, by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1871
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
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en
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Painting & Drawing
oil paintings (visual works)
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2
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2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
69.5
height
104
dimensionsRaw
H: 27 3/8 x W: 40 15/16 in. (69.5 x 104 cm); Framed H with build-up: 42 1/4 x W: 56 x D: 6 3/4 in. (107.32 x 142.24 x 17.15 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Signature] Lower right: Jules Breton; [Date] Lower right: 1871
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oil on canvas
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8396
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Page inventory
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1
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photo
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photo
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