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Haymaking (Bastien-Lepage)
''Haymaking'' () or ''Resting in the Fields'' is an oil on canvas painting by Jules Bastien-Lepage, from 1877. First exhibited at the 1878 Paris Salon, it was acquired by the Musée du Luxembourg in 1885 at the posthumous sale of the artist's works. It passed to the Louvre in 1929 and then to its current home in the Musée d'Orsay, in Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of France. With an estimated population of 2,048,472 residents in January 2025 in an area of more than , Paris is the List of ci ..., in 1980. Description The painting depicts two peasants, a man and a woman, resting from hard work, in a field. The man is lying on the mown grass, his face is hidden by a straw hat, which allows his beard to be seen, but not the top of his face. The young peasant woman is seated, but her pose and her look express her extreme exhaustion. It is worth noting the seemingly photographic composition ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jules Bastien-Lepage
Jules Bastien-Lepage (1 November 1848 – 10 December 1884) was a French painter closely associated with the beginning of naturalism, an artistic style that grew out of the Realist movement and paved the way for the development of impressionism. Émile Zola described Bastien-Lepage's work as "impressionism corrected, sweetened and adapted to the taste of the crowd." His ''en plein air'' depictions of peasant life in the countryside were highly influential on many international artists, including George Clausen in England and Tom Roberts in Australia. He also won renown for his history paintings, among the most famous being ''Joan of Arc'', now held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Life and work Bastien-Lepage was born in the village of Damvillers, Meuse, and spent his childhood there. Bastien's father grew grapes in a vineyard to support the family. His grandfather also lived in the village; his garden had espaliered fruit trees of apple, pear, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
