Leon Goupil, Maternité (Motherhood)

Leon Goupil, Maternité (Motherhood)This fine mid 19th century oil painting by French artist Leon Goupil (1834 1890) depicts a mother and her three children within a rustic interior. Goupil worked during the mid to late 19th century, a time of great transition for European art. But unlike many of his contemporaries, he rebuked the advances of modern tastes, preferring to retain his classical ideals. In this respect, he was a rebel in his own right. His artistic education was a formal

Overall size: 16” x 20½” / 41cm x 52cm

she married Jean Baptiste Auguste Dauvert

Overall size: 32” x 27½” / 81cm x 70cm

Prytz’s education was never going to be straightforward

fishermen and bridge

which suggest that the work was intended as a study

revealing themselves on closer inspection

Size 17½” x 14½” / 45cm x 37cm

One that references the old masters in its use of light/shade yet also captures the young lady’s character - particularly in the eyes

but it’s uniquely dark and alluring

the eldest legitimised daughter of Louis XIV

Skagen was a popular Summer resort and the light