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A lone peasant girl pauses her work to listen to a lark singing in the distance. Her emotional response to this moment of natural beauty is accentuated by the glow of the sun rising behind her, suffusing the landscape with golden light.
Jules Breton specialized in scenes of rustic life in the countryside. Having been raised in the rural village of Courrières in northern France, he admired the people living there for their resourcefulness and connection to nature and gained immense popularity by painting them in his idealized style.
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| Medium | oil paint (paint) |
| Dimensions | 85 × 110 Cm |
| Tags | womanskyhorizonlandscaperural lifebirdfarmfieldgirllaborpeasantssunsunrises |
| Certificate | Certificate not provided |
Timeline
Chain of custody, exhibitions, and verification milestones synced from the provenance service.
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“Drift of the Dog Days,” The Collector 4, 16
“Drift of the Dog Days,” The Collector 4, 16 (1893), p. 247.
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Théodore Véron, Dictionnaire Véron
Théodore Véron, Dictionnaire Véron (Paris, 1885), p. 88.
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Herni Chantavoine, “Le Salon de 1855,” La Nouvelle Revue 34
Herni Chantavoine, “Le Salon de 1855,” La Nouvelle Revue 34 (May 1885), pp. 591-92.
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“Chicago, ILL.: The Art Institute of Chicago,” in American Art Annual 1898
“Chicago, ILL.: The Art Institute of Chicago,” in American Art Annual 1898 (London, 1899), p. 140, no. 1.
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exhibition
Paris, Salon, 1885, cat. 369.
Paris, Salon, 1885, cat. 369.
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Henry Havard, Salon de 1885
Henry Havard, Salon de 1885 (Paris, 1885), p. 44.
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by descent to his wife, Mrs....
by descent to his wife, Mrs. Florence Lathrop Field
Fri
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“Art Institute of Chicago: II – Modern Paintings: The Henry Field Collection,” Art Amateur 21, 1
“Art Institute of Chicago: II – Modern Paintings: The Henry Field Collection,” Art Amateur 21, 1 (1894), p. 19.
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William M. R. French, “The Permanent Collections in the Museum of the Art Institute of Chicago,” Brush and Pencil 1, 4
William M. R. French, “The Permanent Collections in the Museum of the Art Institute of Chicago,” Brush and Pencil 1, 4 (1898), pp. 81, 84 (ill.).
Fri
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André Michel, “Le Salon de 1885,” Gazette des Beaux-Arts ser. 2, 31
André Michel, “Le Salon de 1885,” Gazette des Beaux-Arts ser. 2, 31 (June 1885), p. 490.
Fri
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Marius Vachon, Jules Breton
Marius Vachon, Jules Breton (Paris, 1899), pp. 129, 145.
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exhibition
Chicago, Worlds Columbian Exhibition: Loan Collection: Foreign Masterpieces Owned in the United States, 1893, no. 3047.
Chicago, Worlds Columbian Exhibition: Loan Collection: Foreign Masterpieces Owned in the United States, 1893, no. 3047.
Fri
23
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Charles Ponsonaille, “Le Salon de 1885,” L’Artiste 1
Charles Ponsonaille, “Le Salon de 1885,” L’Artiste 1 (1885), pp. 347-8.
Fri
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transferred to the Art Institute in October 1894
transferred to the Art Institute in October 1894
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“The Henry Field Memorial Collection,” Art Amateur 31, 6
“The Henry Field Memorial Collection,” Art Amateur 31, 6 (1894), p. 115.
Fri
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Brush and Pencil 3
Brush and Pencil 3 (1898), p. 287 (ill.).
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G. Dumas, Catalogue illustré du Salon
G. Dumas, Catalogue illustré du Salon (Paris, 1885), cat. 369.
Fri
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sold to Henry Field (died 1890), Chicago, 1885
sold to Henry Field (died 1890), Chicago, 1885
Fri
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exhibition
Worcester, Worcester Art Museum, Coming Away: Winslow Homer in England, November 11, 2018-February 4, 2018 and Milwaukee, Milwaukee Art Museum, March 1-May 20, 2018.
Worcester, Worcester Art Museum, Coming Away: Winslow Homer in England, November 11, 2018-February 4, 2018 and Milwaukee, Milwaukee Art Museum, March 1-May 20, 2018.
Fri
23
Jan
exhibition
Lincoln, Nebraska, Sheldon Museum of Art, Visual Cather: The Writer's Pictorial Imagination, May 19-August 30, 2015, no cat.
Lincoln, Nebraska, Sheldon Museum of Art, Visual Cather: The Writer's Pictorial Imagination, May 19-August 30, 2015, no cat.
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Janis P. Stout, “‘The Nude Had Descended the Staircase’: Katherine Anne Porter Looks at Willa Cather Looking at Modern Art,” in Sarah Cheney Watson and Ann Moseley, eds., Willa Cather and Aestheticism: From Romanticism to Modernism
Janis P. Stout, “‘The Nude Had Descended the Staircase’: Katherine Anne Porter Looks at Willa Cather Looking at Modern Art,” in Sarah Cheney Watson and Ann Moseley, eds., Willa Cather and Aestheticism: From Romanticism to Modernism (Madison: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press and Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield, 2012), p. 160.
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Chicago, David and Alfred Smart Museum of Art, Looking and Listening in Nineteenth-Century France, November 6, 2007—March 23, 2008, no. 4 (ill.), fig. 37.
Chicago, David and Alfred Smart Museum of Art, Looking and Listening in Nineteenth-Century France, November 6, 2007—March 23, 2008, no. 4 (ill.), fig. 37.
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Stephen Eskilson, “Contesting the Canon
Stephen Eskilson, “Contesting the Canon(s): ‘The Song of the Lark’ and the Art Institute of Chicago,” Journal of the History of Collections 15, 2 (2003), pp. 257-265, fig. 1.
Fri
23
Jan
exhibition
Musée des Beaux-Arts d'Arras, Jules Breton: La chanson des blés, March 16-June 2, 2002, cat. 95 (ill.), traveled to Quimper, France, Musée des Beaux-Arts, June 15-September 8, 2002 and Dublin, National Gallery of Ireland...
Musée des Beaux-Arts d'Arras, Jules Breton: La chanson des blés, March 16-June 2, 2002, cat. 95 (ill.), traveled to Quimper, France, Musée des Beaux-Arts, June 15-September 8, 2002 and Dublin, National Gallery of Ireland, September 23-December 15, 2002, fig. 175 (cat. 95).
Fri
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exhibition
Los Angeles, Municipal Art Gallery, Old Favorites Revisited, October 6-November 8, 1959.
Los Angeles, Municipal Art Gallery, Old Favorites Revisited, October 6-November 8, 1959.
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The Art Institute of Chicago, A Brief Guide to the Collections
The Art Institute of Chicago, A Brief Guide to the Collections (Chicago, 1956), p. 33.
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exhibition
Muskegon, Hackley Art Gallery, November 1-30, 1955.
Muskegon, Hackley Art Gallery, November 1-30, 1955.
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Charles Fabens Kelley, “Chicago: Record Years,” The Art News 51, 4
Charles Fabens Kelley, “Chicago: Record Years,” The Art News 51, 4 (1952), p. 106.
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Jan
exhibition
Denver Art Museum, Spring Quarterly Exhibition: Man at Work, March 2-April 27, 1952, no cat.
Denver Art Museum, Spring Quarterly Exhibition: Man at Work, March 2-April 27, 1952, no cat.
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exhibition
Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, Gay Nineties Exhibition, Fall 1950.
Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, Gay Nineties Exhibition, Fall 1950.
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Los Angeles Art Bulletin
Los Angeles Art Bulletin (March, 1935), ill.
Fri
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exhibition
Los Angeles Art Association, The Song of the Lark by Jules Breton Lent by the Art Institute of Chicago, March 1935, no cat.
Los Angeles Art Association, The Song of the Lark by Jules Breton Lent by the Art Institute of Chicago, March 1935, no cat.
Fri
23
Jan
exhibition
Dallas, Museum of Fine Arts, June 1935, no cat.
Dallas, Museum of Fine Arts, June 1935, no cat.
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Have You Seen America’s Best Loved Picture ‘The Song of the Lark’?
Have You Seen America’s Best Loved Picture ‘The Song of the Lark’? (Chicago, 1934), n.p., ill.
Fri
23
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exhibition
Hartford, Wadsworth Atheneum, An Exhibition of Literature and Poetry in Painting Since 1850, January-February, 1933, cat. 8 (ill.).
Hartford, Wadsworth Atheneum, An Exhibition of Literature and Poetry in Painting Since 1850, January-February, 1933, cat. 8 (ill.).
Fri
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Vincent van Gogh, The Letters of Vincent van Gogh to His Brother vol. 2
Vincent van Gogh, The Letters of Vincent van Gogh to His Brother vol. 2 (1927), p. 488.
Fri
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exhibition
Yamanahsi Prefectural Museum, Return to Nature: J.F. Millet, the Barbizon Artists, and the Renewal of the Rural Tradition, September 26-December 12, 1998, cat. VI-6 (ill.).
Yamanahsi Prefectural Museum, Return to Nature: J.F. Millet, the Barbizon Artists, and the Renewal of the Rural Tradition, September 26-December 12, 1998, cat. VI-6 (ill.).
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exhibition
Niigata Prefectural Museum of Modern Art, Masterworks of Modern Art from The Art Institute of Chicago, April 20-May 29, 1994, cat. 10 (ill.), traveled to Nagoya, Aichi Prefectural Museum of Art...
Niigata Prefectural Museum of Modern Art, Masterworks of Modern Art from The Art Institute of Chicago, April 20-May 29, 1994, cat. 10 (ill.), traveled to Nagoya, Aichi Prefectural Museum of Art, June 10-July 1994 and Yokohama Museum of Art, August 6-September 25, 1994.
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The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago’s Dream A World’s Treasure: The Art Institute of Chicago 1893-1993, November 1-January 9, 1994, no cat. no., figs. 10, 11, pl. 5.
The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago’s Dream A World’s Treasure: The Art Institute of Chicago 1893-1993, November 1-January 9, 1994, no cat. no., figs. 10, 11, pl. 5.
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Maureen Ryan, “The Peasant’s Bonds to Gaul, God, Land and Nature: The Myth of the Rural and Jules Breton’s Le Chant de l’alouette,” RACAR Revue d’art canadienne/Canadian Art Review 19, 1-2
Maureen Ryan, “The Peasant’s Bonds to Gaul, God, Land and Nature: The Myth of the Rural and Jules Breton’s Le Chant de l’alouette,” RACAR Revue d’art canadienne/Canadian Art Review 19, 1-2 (1992), pp. 79-96, fig. 1.
Wed
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Linda Nochlin, “Women, Art, and Power,” in Visual Theory: Painting and Interpretation
Linda Nochlin, “Women, Art, and Power,” in Visual Theory: Painting and Interpretation (New York, 1991), p. 30.
Mon
23
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exhibition
Norfolk, Va., Chrysler Museum, Paris 1889: American Artists at the Universal Exposition, September 29-December 17, 1989, no cat. no. (ill.); Philadelphia Academy of the Fine Arts, February 1-April 15, 1990; Memphis Brooks Museum of Art...
Norfolk, Va., Chrysler Museum, Paris 1889: American Artists at the Universal Exposition, September 29-December 17, 1989, no cat. no. (ill.); Philadelphia Academy of the Fine Arts, February 1-April 15, 1990; Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, May 6-July 15; New York Historical Society, September 5-November 15, 1990.
Wed
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exhibition
Tokyo, Seibu Museum of Art, The Impressionist Tradition: Masterpieces from the Art Institute of Chicago, October 18-December 17, 1985 cat. 12 (ill.), traveled to Fukuoka Art Museum, January 5-February 2...
Tokyo, Seibu Museum of Art, The Impressionist Tradition: Masterpieces from the Art Institute of Chicago, October 18-December 17, 1985 cat. 12 (ill.), traveled to Fukuoka Art Museum, January 5-February 2, 1986 and Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art, March 4-April 13, 1986.
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Bought from the artist by George A....
Bought from the artist by George A. Lucas, Paris, for Samuel P. Avery in 1885 [this and the following information according to Omaha 1982-83]
Sat
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Jan
exhibition
Omaha, Joslyn Art Museum, Jules Breton and the French Rural Tradition, November 6, 1982-January 2, 1983, cat. 39 (ill.), traveled to Memphis, Dixon Gallery and Gardens, January 16-March 6, 1983 and Williamstown...
Omaha, Joslyn Art Museum, Jules Breton and the French Rural Tradition, November 6, 1982-January 2, 1983, cat. 39 (ill.), traveled to Memphis, Dixon Gallery and Gardens, January 16-March 6, 1983 and Williamstown, Sterling and Francine Clark Institute, April 2-June 5, 1983.
Mon
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Michael Quick, “Homer in Virginia,” Los Angeles County Museum of Art Bulletin 26
Michael Quick, “Homer in Virginia,” Los Angeles County Museum of Art Bulletin 26 (1978), pp. 76, 78, 81, fig. 29.
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Washington, DC, National Collection of Fine Arts (Smithsonian Institution), American Art in the Barbizon Mood, January 23-April 20, 1975, cat. 1 (ill.).
Washington, DC, National Collection of Fine Arts (Smithsonian Institution), American Art in the Barbizon Mood, January 23-April 20, 1975, cat. 1 (ill.).
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John Maxon, The Art Institute of Chicago
John Maxon, The Art Institute of Chicago (New York, 1970), pp. 90-94.
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Frederick A. Sweet, “Great Chicago Collectors,” Apollo 84
Frederick A. Sweet, “Great Chicago Collectors,” Apollo 84 (September 1966), pp. 190-91, fig. 3.
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The Art Institute of Chicago, Paintings in the Art Institute of Chicago: A Catalogue of the Picture Collection
The Art Institute of Chicago, Paintings in the Art Institute of Chicago: A Catalogue of the Picture Collection (Chicago, 1961), p. 58.
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