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Source 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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Document identity
localId
20304
label
The Close of Day
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obj
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drawing
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2
Source metadata
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20304
sourceUrl
contentType
drawing
stage
normalized
title
The Close of Day
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.
provenance
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.
date
1865
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Painting & Drawing
oil paintings (visual works)
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2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
65.5
height
48.5
dimensionsRaw
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)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Signature] Lower right: Jules Breton/Courriéres 1865
med
oil on canvas
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8396
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EAN
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2159
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2749
316
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Page inventory
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1
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photo
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no
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2
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photo
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