Jules Adolphe Aim Louis Breton nasceu em Courrires
Jules Adolphe Aimé Louis Breton nasceu em Courrières, uma pequena aldeia em Pas-de-Calais, França, em 1º de maio de 1827. Sua primeira formação artística foi no “College St. Bertin”, perto de Saint-Omer. Ele conheceu o pintor De Vigne em 1842, que, impressionado com seu talento jovem, convenceu sua família a deixá-lo estudar Arte. Breton partiu para Ghent, na Bélgica, em 1843, onde continuou seus estudos na “Academyof Fine Art” com De Vigne e o pintor Hendrik Van der Haert. Em 1846, Breton mudou-se para Antuérpia, onde teve aulas com Gustave Wappers. Em 1847, partiu para Paris, para aperfeiçoar sua formação artística na “École des Beaux-Arts”. Exibiu no “Salon” em 1849 e 1850. Breton voltou para a Bélgica, onde conheceu Elodie, com quem se casou em 1858. Em 1854, ele retornou para Courrières onde se estabeleceu. Breton foi essencialmenteum pintor da vida rústica. Suas representações poéticas de figuras camponesas eram muito populares, especialmente nos Estados Unidos e na Inglaterra. Seus temas podem divididos em quatro classes: trabalhistas, de descanso, festivais rurais e festivais religiosos. Em 1886, Breton foi eleito membro do “Institut de France”. Em 1889 ele foi nomeado para a “Legion of Honor”, e em 1899 foi eleito membro estrangeiro da “Royal Academy of London”. Breton foi também um escritor reconhecido, tendo publicado um volume de poemas e várias edições de prosa relativas à sua vida como artista e as vidas de outros artistas que ele conhecia pessoalmente. Morreu em Paris, em 5 de julho de 1906.
The Storm, 1852 -53
Love Tokens, 1855
Fire in a Haystack, 1856
The Blessing of the Wheat in the Artois, 1857
Plantation d’un Calvaire, 1858
The Recall of the Gleaners, 1859
The Reapers, c. 1860
Gleaners at Sunset, 1863
The Vintage at Chateau Lagrange, 1864
A Rest in the Fields, 1866
A Spring by the Sea, 1866
Le Retour des Champs, 1867
Procesión del Perdón en Bretaña, 1869 Breton Peasant Woman Holding a Taper, 1869
The Washerwomen of the Breton Coast, 1870
Returning from the Fields, 1871
La Femme a L’Ombrelle, 1871
Girl Guarding the Cows, 1872
Paysanne au Repos, 1873 Femme avec une Bougie Fine, 1873
Setting out for the Fields, 1873
Young Mother Nursing Her Child, Courrières, 1873 Young Woman Knitting, 1873
St. John’s Eve, 1875
The Wounded Sea Gull, 1878 The Water Carrier, 1881
L’ Arc en Ciel, 1883
The Communicants, 1884
The Departure for the Fields, 1884
The End of the Working Day, 1886 -87
The Shepherd’s Star, 1887 Le Matin, 1888
Evening Call, 1889
Young Woman in a Field, 1889 Last Flowers, 1890
Young Women Going to a Procession, 1890
Le Pardon de Kergoat, 1891
Biography: Jules Adolphe Aimé Louis Breton was born in Courrières, a small village in Pas-de-Calais, France, on May 1 st, 1827. His first artistic training was at the “College St. Bertin”, near Saint-Omer. He met the painter De Vigne in 1842, who, impressedby his youthful talent, persuaded his family to let him study Art. Breton traveled to Ghent, Belgium, in 1843, where he continued his studies at the “Academy of Fine Art” with De Vigne and the painter Hendrik Van der Haert. In 1846 Breton moved to Antwerp, where he had lessons by Gustave Wappers. In 1847 he went to Paris to perfect his artist training at the “École des Beaux-Arts”. He exhibited in the “Salon” in 1849 and 1850. Breton returned to Belgium, where he met Elodie, whom he married in 1858. In 1854 he came back to Courrières, where he settled. Summer, 1891
Breton was essentiallya painter of rustic life. His poetic representationof peasantfigures were very popular, chiefly in United States and England. His themes may be divided in four classes: labor, rest, rural and religious festivals. In 1886 Breton was elected a member of the “Institut de France”. In 1889 he was nominated for the “Legion of Honor”, and in 1899 he was elected a foreign member of the “Royal Academy of London”. Breton was also a recognized writer, having published a book of poems and several editions of prose related to his life as an artist and the lives of other artists he knew personally. He died in Paris on July 5, 1906. The Gleaner, 1900
Créditos Música: La Fée d’Amour from Sonate Fantastique Op. 63 Benjamin Godard, 1849 -1895 Pesquisa e Formatação: Julia Zappa juliazappa@uol. com. br Revisão e Tradução de Texto: Ida Aranha sabercultural@sabercultural. com http: //www. sabercultural. org Junho 2014 Springtime, 1902
La Bergère, 1905 Fontes: http: //en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Jules_Breton http: //www. rehs. com/Jules_Breton_Bio. html http: //www. the-athenaeum. org/art/list. php? m=a&s=du&aid=200 https: //www. artrenewal. org/pages/artist. php? artistid=409&page=1
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