Jules Héreau
Opening the Sheepfold
1864
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Jules Héreau
Opening the Sheepfold
1864
Physical Qualities
Oil on canvas, 14-3/4 x 23-7/16 in. (37.5 x 59.6 cm.); Frame: 25-5/8 x 34-11/16 x 3-5/8 in. (65.1 x 88.1 x 9.2 cm.)
Credit Line
The George A. Lucas Collection, purchased with funds from the State of Maryland, Laurence and Stella Bendann Fund, and contributions from individuals, foundations, and corporations throughout the Baltimore community
Object Number
1996.45.133
Héreau began his professional career as an architect but turned to
painting and printmaking in 1855, exhibiting at the Salons from 1865
until his death in 1879 in a railroad accident. His subjects are mainly
bucolic farm scenes of which Lucas acquired three examples in oil.
During the Paris Commune of 1871, Héreau played a key role in
assuring the safety of works of art in the museums of Paris.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by purchase, 1996; The Maryland Institute College of Art,
through Henry Walters, Baltimore, by bequest 1909; from George A. Lucas, Paris
through Henry Walters, Baltimore, by bequest 1909; from George A. Lucas, Paris
The Maryland Institute, Baltimore, "Exhibition of the George A. Lucas Art Collection", 1911.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "A Century of Baltimore Collecting 1840 - 1940", June 6-September 1, 1941.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "The George A. Lucas Collection of the Maryland Institute", October 12-November 21, 1965.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "The George A. Lucas Collection: Maryland's Treasure", circulated to Strathmore Hall, North Bethesda, September 4-November 1, 1997; Academy of the Arts, Easton, January 31-March 7, 1998; Washington County Museum of Fine Arts, Hagerstown, July 26-September 27, 1998.
Sona K. Johnson, The Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, "Barbizon and Impressionist Works from The Baltimore Museum of Art", circulated by Brain Trust to Yamanashi Prefectural Museum of Art, January 11-February 16, 2003; Sakura City Museum of Art, Chiba, February 27-March 30, 2003; Okazaki City Museum, April 5-May 18, 2003; Suntory Museum, Osaka, May 24-July 6, 2003; Miyazaki Prefectural Museum, July 12-August 17, 2003.
Sona Johnston, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "A View Toward Paris: The Lucas Collection of 19th-Century French Art", October 1-December 31, 2006.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "A Century of Baltimore Collecting 1840 - 1940", June 6-September 1, 1941.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "The George A. Lucas Collection of the Maryland Institute", October 12-November 21, 1965.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, "The George A. Lucas Collection: Maryland's Treasure", circulated to Strathmore Hall, North Bethesda, September 4-November 1, 1997; Academy of the Arts, Easton, January 31-March 7, 1998; Washington County Museum of Fine Arts, Hagerstown, July 26-September 27, 1998.
Sona K. Johnson, The Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, "Barbizon and Impressionist Works from The Baltimore Museum of Art", circulated by Brain Trust to Yamanashi Prefectural Museum of Art, January 11-February 16, 2003; Sakura City Museum of Art, Chiba, February 27-March 30, 2003; Okazaki City Museum, April 5-May 18, 2003; Suntory Museum, Osaka, May 24-July 6, 2003; Miyazaki Prefectural Museum, July 12-August 17, 2003.
Sona Johnston, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "A View Toward Paris: The Lucas Collection of 19th-Century French Art", October 1-December 31, 2006.
"Exhibition of the George A. Lucas Art Collection," Baltimore: The Maryland Institute, 1911, cat. #62.
"A Century of Baltimore Collecting 1840 - 1940," Baltimore: The Baltimore Museum of Art, 1941, p. 43.
"The George A. Lucas Collection of the Maryland Institute," Baltimore: The Baltimore Museum of Art, 1965, cat. #131.
Sona K. Johnson et al, "Barbizon and Impressionist Works from The Baltimore Museum of Art," Tokyo: "Barbizon and Impressionist Works from The Baltimore Museum of Art" catalogue committee, 2003, no. 82, p. 113, ill.
Inscribed: FACE: BR, 'Jules Héreau 1865'. VERSO, STRETCHER: center bar, 'Jules Hereau. Paris/Eléve Troyon -/[1829-1879] medals 1865-1868'
