The Weeders (Jules Breton)

The Weeders is a mid 19th century painting by Jules Breton. Done in oil on canvas, the painting depicts a group of peasant women working the fields of Northern France. The painting is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

The Weeders
ArtistJules Breton
Year1868
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions71.4 cm × 127.6 cm (28.1 in × 50.2 in)
LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Description

Originally a painter of historical scenes, Jules Breton began to shift his focus away from historicity to agrarian scenes. One of the paintings produced as a result of this new focus was The Weeders, which Breton painted after observing a group of farmers in his home town of Courrières picking over a field to clear away weeds and thistle.[1]

References

  1. "The Weeders". www.metmuseum.org. Retrieved 2018-07-28.
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