La fin du jour (The End of the Day), 1893, Paul Serusier, French, 1863 - 1927, 9 1/8 x 11 7/8 in. ( x cm) (image)15 5/8 x 20 3/4 in. ( x cm) (sheet), Color lithograph on canary yellow paper, France, 19th century, The son of a wealthy perfume and glove manufacturer, Paul Sérusier chose to settle near the Breton peasants idealized by artists as being mystical and uncorrupted. Here Sérusier evoked the simplicity and isolation of their lives. His short, rhythmic strokes suggest the repetition of their labors, made clear by the figure's exhaustion.

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