1889
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Les Bretonneries: Breton Women Making Haystacks (Bretonnes Faisant les Foins) and Wedding in Brittany (La Noce en Bretange) is a 1889 by Émile Bernard, a Impressionism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This painting shows two scenes. The top scene depicts a group of women in long skirts and aprons, bent over and working together to make haystacks. The bottom scene shows a wedding party, with a bride and groom in the center, surrounded by guests. The artist used dark lines and shading to create depth and texture in the painting. The scenes are depicted in a simple, rustic style, with an emphasis on the everyday lives of the people in the scenes. The painting is a great example of Émile Bernard's work. To learn more about his style and techniques, check out the Impressionism movement.
Émile Henri Bernard (French pronunciation: ; 28 April 1868 – 16 April 1941) was a French Post-Impressionist painter and writer, who had artistic friendships with Vincent van Gogh, Paul Gauguin and Eugène Boch, and at a later time, Paul Cézanne.
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