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- Early 20th century painting in the taste of Hubert Robert depicting a peaceful scene of pastoral life in a pastoral and bucolic setting.
In the foreground, atop a hill, we see a pastoral scene made so delicate by its small size; two washerwomen, basket in hand, converse while a child at their side looks back at a farmer, languishing against a rock and watching over two of his cattle. This scene is set in a bucolic setting, thanks to a composition combining vegetation, gentle mountainous relief, architectural elements with the small village perched on the hillock, and a stretch of water whose flat calm reinforces the sensation of serenity.
- The drawing is distinguished by a great finesse of execution, the treatment is so delicate that one can perceive, for example, each leaf, the vegetation is present in number but comes out airy, light. The trees in the foreground and the shadowy overhang of the hill forcefully reveal the gentle landscape of the lake, surrounded by reliefs that recede further and further into the distance. This effect of depth is created by an aerial perspective; the far distances are drowned in a bit of mist, slightly blurred without detail in cold bluish hues.
Gilded wooden frame carved with heart-shaped raisins.
-Some wear and restoration of the paint layer.
- Dimensions: Width: 248.5 cm , Height: 216 cm
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