Jules Breton
Young Musician
1846-1905
Physical Qualities
Oil on wood panel, 11-1/4 x 7-3/16 in. (8.6 x 18.3 cm.); Frame: 14-5/8 x 10-7/8 x 1-1/2 in. (37.1 x 27.6 x 3.8 cm.)
Credit Line
The George A. Lucas Collection, purchased with funds from the State of Maryland, Laurence and Stella Bendann Fund, and contributions from individuals, foundations, and corporations throughout the Baltimore community
Object Number
1996.45.47
Bathed in bright sunlight, his body casting a deep shadow,
a small boy plays a flute. Such imagery depicting figures in rural
settings engaged in simple activity is reminiscent of the art of the
American Realist, Winslow Homer, who painted comparable
subjects in the 1870s.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by purchase, 1996; The Maryland Institute College of Art,
through Henry Walters, Baltimore, by bequest 1909; from George A. Lucas, Paris
through Henry Walters, Baltimore, by bequest 1909; from George A. Lucas, Paris
The Maryland Institute, Baltimore, "Exhibition of the George A. Lucas Art Collection", 1911, cat. #102.
BMA, "The George A. Lucas Collection of the Maryland Institute", October 12-November 21, 1965, cat. #47.
Sona Johnston, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "A View Toward Paris: The Lucas Collection of 19th-Century French Art", October 1, 2006-December 31, 2006.
BMA, "The George A. Lucas Collection of the Maryland Institute", October 12-November 21, 1965, cat. #47.
Sona Johnston, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "A View Toward Paris: The Lucas Collection of 19th-Century French Art", October 1, 2006-December 31, 2006.
Inscribed: FACE: LR, 'Jules Breton'. VERSO, FRAME: TC, 'BMA cat./1965/#47'. VERSO PAINTING: UL, (printed label), 'BRETON (Jules)/Pupil of Devigne and Drolling/...'; BC, 'Succession G.A. Lucas...305'
