Farm Interior: Breton Children Feeding Rabbits

William Henry Lippincott, Farm Interior: Breton Children Feeding Rabbits, 1878, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1983.66
William Henry Lippincott, Farm Interior: Breton Children Feeding Rabbits, 1878, oil on canvas, 21 1225 34 in. (54.665.4 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1983.66
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Artwork Details

Title
Farm Interior: Breton Children Feeding Rabbits
Date
1878
Dimensions
21 1225 34 in. (54.665.4 cm.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase
Mediums
Mediums Description
oil on canvas
Classifications
Subjects
  • Architecture Interior — domestic — farmhouse
  • Occupation — domestic — housekeeping
  • Animal — rabbit
  • Animal — bird — chicken
  • Figure group — female and child
Object Number
1983.66

Artwork Description

In the nineteenth century, artists from New York and Paris often made painting trips to Brittany, on the northwest coast of France. William Henry Lippincott painted this interior three years after a summer spent in Breton villages. He included a sentimental reminder of his stay there, depicting the massive chimney piece from the Château de Lezaven, where he shared a studio with other American artists working in Pont-Aven.

Works by this artist (2 items)

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