Minneapolis Institute of Art
The Cornet (Le cornet à pistons)
Antoine-Jean Bail
- Date
- c. 1880
- Medium
- Oil on wood panel
- Department
- European Art
- Institution
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
Painted around 1880 in a small village near the forest of Fontainebleau, this portrait of a horn player captures a traditional form of provincial entertainment. He was a member of the Fanfare de Bois-le-Roi, a local brass band that played outdoor concerts. The instrument he’s playing, a cornet, became popular in the nineteenth century. Over the course of his long career, Bail built a reputation as a leading painter of realist themes. At a time of extraordinary innovation and change, he dedicated his artistic life to recording rustic scenes and customs in France’s rural villages. Europe
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