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The Close of Day
(18th and 19th Centuries )
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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Provenance
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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.
Exhibitions
| 2014-2016 | From Rye to Raphael: The Walters Story. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
| 2002-2004 | A Magnificent Age: Masterpieces from the Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore; The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City; Mint Museum of Art, Charlotte. |
| 1999-2000 | Vive la France! French Treasures from the Middle Ages to Monet. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
| 1998 | Before Monet: Landscape Painting in France and Impressionist Masters: Highlights from The Walters Collection. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
| 1995-1996 | Redefining Genre: French and American Painting 1850-1900. The Dixon Gallery and Gardens, Memphis; Society of the Four Arts, Palm Beach; Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara; Meridian International Center, Washington. |
| 1982-1983 | Jules Breton and the French Rural Tradition. Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha; The Dixon Gallery and Gardens, Memphis; The Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 2/16/1938 | Treatment | cleaned; coated |
| 2/1/1957 | Treatment | mounted |
| 5/23/1981 | Examination | examined for condition |
| 11/12/1981 | Loan Consideration | examined for loan |
| 8/1/1982 | Treatment | coated; cleaned; other |
| 8/21/1982 | Treatment | cleaned; coated; other |
| 7/16/1984 | Loan Consideration | examined for loan |
| 2/19/1991 | Loan Consideration | examined for loan |
| 8/11/1993 | Loan Consideration | examined for loan |
| 4/1/1995 | Treatment | cleaned; loss compensation; re-housed |
Measurements
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)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. Walters, ca. 1865
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
37.57