Jules Breton

French · 1827–1906 · Painter, Draughtsman

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The Blessing of the Wheat (La Benediction de Bles en Artois)Clarke Auction Gallery · Nov 2017$6,000≈ £4,576≈ €5,177Sign up to see
StudyBrunk Auctions · May 2024$5,000≈ £4,006≈ €4,654Sign up to see
Junge Frau mit KrugAuktionshaus Mehlis · Sep 2024€480≈ $535≈ £400Sign up to see

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French painter (1827-1906)

Born 1827, CourrièresDied 1906, ParisOccupation Painter, DraughtsmanWikidata Q282043 ↗ULAN 500008344 ↗Museum works 15

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Also known as Adolph Aime Louis, Adolph Aime Louis Breton, Breton, breton j., breton jules, j breton, Juels Breton, Jules Adolphe Aime Louis Breton and 1 other name form

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Jules Breton, The Weeders — **The Weeders**1868 · Oil on canvas
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Bequest of Collis P. Huntington, 1900 — Open …

Jules Breton, A Peasant Girl Knitting — **A Peasant Girl Knitting**ca. 1870 · Oil on canvas
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Collection, Bequest…

Jules Breton, The Colza (Harvesting Rapeseed) — **The Colza (Harvesting Rapeseed)**1860 · oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Corcoran Collection (William A. Clark Co…

Jules Breton, The Cliff (La Falaise) — **The Cliff (La Falaise)**1874 · oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Eric, Nicole, Elijah, Elodie and…

Jules Breton, Woman at the Spinning Wheel — **Woman at the Spinning Wheel**1884 · Fabricated black crayon
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Jill Newhouse, 2017 — Open Access (CC0)

Jules Breton, The Blessing of the wheat in Artois — **The Blessing of the wheat in Artois**1857
Musée d'Orsay ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Musée d'Orsay

Jules Breton, Calling in the Gleaners — **Calling in the Gleaners**1859
Musée d'Orsay ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Musée d'Orsay

Jules Breton, Evening — **Evening**1860
Musée d'Orsay ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Musée d'Orsay

Jules Breton, Returning from the Fields — **Returning from the Fields**1871
Walters Art Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Walters Art Museum

Jules Breton, The Close of Day — **The Close of Day**1865
Walters Art Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Walters Art Museum

Jules Breton, Young Peasant Girl with a Hoe — **Young Peasant Girl with a Hoe**1882
Van Gogh Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Van Gogh Museum

Jules Breton, The Song of the Lark — **The Song of the Lark**1884
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Art Institute of Chicago

Jules Breton, The Tired Gleaner — **The Tired Gleaner**1880 · oil on fabric
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Hinman B. Hurlbut Collection — Open Access (CC0)

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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Works in museum collections

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