The actor said seeing 'The Song of the Lark' helped him through a difficult time.
CHICAGO -- A social media clip of a 2014 video of actor Bill Murray talking about a painting that he said saved his life recently got the attention of CBS News Chicago.'I think it's called 'The Song of the Lark,' and it's a woman working in a field and there's a sunrise behind her,' Murray said in the clip.Murray said it was early on in his career and he was feeling hopeless after a performance. So CBS News Chicago's Marie Saavedra went looking for that painting.
'Jules Breton painted it in 1884 in France. A decade later, it made its way to the Art Institute. Like many paintings, it means different things to different people.'When it was shown in Paris, it was a confirmation that peasants belonged in the fields,' Groom said. 'When it came to America, it took on a completely different sensibility. It's about aspiration.'Murray talked about the painting's effect on him.
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