Brittany Landscape

H. Bolton Jones, Brittany Landscape, 1877, oil on canvas, 16 ¹⁄₄ x 22 in. (41.3 x 55.9 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Russell E. Burke III, 1982.68

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Artwork Details

Title: Brittany Landscape
Artist: H. Bolton Jones
Date: 1877
Location: Smithsonian American Art Museum
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Luce Foundation Center
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3rd Floor
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13B
Dimensions: 16 ¹⁄₄ x 22 in. (41.3 x 55.9 cm.)
Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Russell E. Burke III
Mediums: oil
Mediums Description: oil on canvas
Classifications: Painting
Subjects: Landscape — tree
Figure female — full length
Landscape — season — summer
Landscape — France — Brittany
Object Number: 1982.68
Linked Open Data: https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1982.68

Artwork Description

In 1876, Hugh Bolton Jones joined the American artists' colony on the north coast of France at Pont-Aven, Brittany. There Jones and the other artists often painted outdoors, attempting to capture the light on the landscape. The Bretons welcomed the artists into their community and frequently posed as models. In this image, Jones used muted colors to evoke the changing light and shadows cast by trees over a field. His detailed brushwork, seen in the cluster of trees framing the woman, draws the viewer's attention to the quiet beauty of this bucolic setting.