Jules Breton

Provenance

Waring collection, London, (probably Charles Waring, died 1887) by 1873, until at least 1878
Edwin Seymour Chapin (1837-1901), New York
his sale, American Art Galleries, New York, 27-28 January 1893, nr. 90, as Departure for the Fields
with William Schaus Art Galleries, New York, acquired at the above sale
with Mortimer Brandt Gallery, New York
private collection, Ohio, acquired directly from the above circa 1940, until 1998
anonymous sale, Christie's, New York, 6 May 1998, nr. 120, as Les Amies (Setting out for the Fields)
acquired at the above sale by the present owner
sale Christie's, New York, 31 October 2018, nr. 7

Other works by Jules Breton

The Garden of Courrières in Spring
c. 1860-61

A Peasant Girl Knitting
c. 1870

Rainbow in Courrières
1855

The Recall of the Gleaners
1859

The flower meadow at Courrières
1888