In 1856, driven by the desire to broaden his prospects for the future, Van den Anker moved to France. Around 1866 he chose to devote his career exclusively to art. Brittany was gradually becoming his favorite theme. From 1869 he moved to Pont-Aven, where he occupied a room at the Pension Gloanec. When Wylie died in 1877, he set up his studio on the second floor of the Lezaven mansion until 1883.

This composition is faithful to the artist's representations of Breton scenes. It is an interior scene of great realism, with ethnographic value: an in-depth study of the characters, accessories and furnishings, the virtuous rendering of fabrics and materials, the particular care given to the play of light, in the great tradition of the masters Dutch.

© Procolor - Laurent Bruneau