A Meadow in the Bourbonnais, Morning (Une Prairie du Bourb

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In this painting, exhibited at the Salon of 1876 and considered his masterwork, Harpignies presents a vast landscape in the Bourbonnais region, dotted with grazing cows, ancient trees, and a snaking line of long, cool shadows leading to a distant horizon. Harpignies peoples the middle distance of the scene with children and peasant women washing laundry in the river, a long-standing custom of the area. For Parisian audiences scarred by the deprivations suffered during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870\u201371 and the humiliation of defeat, Harpignies' painting provided reassurance of France's beauty, bounty, and ageless traditions.

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