Jules Breton

Jules Adolphe Aimé Louis Breton ( born May 1, 1827 in Courrières Dépt Pas -de -Calais, . † July 5, 1906 in Paris) was a French painter.

Breton was with Lievin de Winne pupil of Felix de Vigne. Later he joined the studio of Michel Martin Drolling. Inspired by his teacher, Breton borrowed to get the textiles his first picture the rural districts around him. He paints the citizens and farmers of the old province of Artois (Dept. Pas -de -Calais ) in their everyday activities, mostly in the wild; but these simple motifs he knows by delicate animation and harmonious fusion of the figures and the landscape a great charm, sometimes to give even a nobility and a grandeur of style.

Its flavor is full of atmosphere and strong, his modeling sharp and vivid. For full recognition, he was only in 1857 by his picture The blessing of the fields, now the Palais de Luxembourg; there are also its Gleaners of 1859. During the same year he completed his planting of a Calvary and a humorous picture The blue Monday, depicting women who bring their men out of the tavern.

In 1858 he married a daughter of his former in Paris Lehreres Felix de Vigne. Virginie Demont - Breton (1859-1935) was his daughter and student.

In 1861 he exhibited the works Unkrautjäterinnen and rape durchsiebendes girl 1864 vintage and Grazing turkeys hütendes girl. His main work is the image Reapers after the sunset looking from 1865. At the Universal Exhibition of 1867, reaper whets his scythe and source were at sea, women and children.

His awards include election as a member of the Académie des beaux -arts in Paris in 1886 and the election as an honorary member ( Hon. RA) of the Royal Academy of Arts in London in 1899.

At the age of about 79 years, Jules Breton, died on July 5, 1906 in Paris and found his last resting place in the Montparnasse Cemetery beside his friend Charles Leconte de Lisle.

Works (selection)

  • Return of the Gleaners, 1859; 90x176cm; Musée d' Orsay, Paris
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