Les faneuses (The Haymakers)

Artist Julien Dupré (French, 1851–1910)

Date1886

Mediumoil on canvas

Dimensionscanvas: 79.1 × 64.1 cm (31 1/8 × 25 1/4 in.)
framed: 105.4 × 91.4 × 11.4 cm (41 1/2 × 36 × 4 1/2 in.)

ClassificationsPaintings

Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cushman

Terms

canvas

Object number1991.109

Label TextDupré belongs to the second generation of French artists that looked to the countryside, following in the legacy of artists like Jean François Millet and Camille Corot. His representation of the rural peasantry, however, did not share the unflinching realism of many of his predecessors. Instead, it presented an idealized view of a lifestyle that was disappearing to France’s industrialization.ProvenanceSotheby's, New York, NY, October 13, 1978, lot 167; MacConnal-Mason and Son, London, by 1979; purchased by Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cushman, 1979; on loan to the Worcester Art Museum, 1979; given to the Worcester Art Museum, 1991.

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