Illustrated catalogue of the art treasures collected by the well-known connoisseur, the late Cyrus JLawrence, Esq., New York . AND CHILDREN BY PIERRE PUVIS DE CHAVANNES No. 59PIERRE PUVIS DE CHAVANNES FRENCH (1824-1898) MOTHER AND CHILDREN Beside the waters of a narrow stream flowing blue and placidbeneath a sky of flawless azure grow a group of tall trees andleafy bushes. On the grass at their roots sits a young womanwith a naked babe upon her knee, and another older childseated before her, offering her some fruit plucked from thetrees. The mother wears only a loose dress of violet hue,drawn
Illustrated catalogue of the art treasures collected by the well-known connoisseur, the late Cyrus JLawrence, Esq., New York . AND CHILDREN BY PIERRE PUVIS DE CHAVANNES No. 59PIERRE PUVIS DE CHAVANNES FRENCH (1824-1898) MOTHER AND CHILDREN Beside the waters of a narrow stream flowing blue and placidbeneath a sky of flawless azure grow a group of tall trees andleafy bushes. On the grass at their roots sits a young womanwith a naked babe upon her knee, and another older childseated before her, offering her some fruit plucked from thetrees. The mother wears only a loose dress of violet hue,drawn off her right shoulder and revealing the soft curve ofher bust as she offers her breast to the babe. Her auburn hairis gathered loosely behind her neck and falls below hershoulders. Her left hand caresses a dog and a cradle of rushesis on the ground at her feet. Beyond the river the ground islaid out in lawns and walks and the houses appear with whitewalls and red roofs shining bright in the noonday sun. Signed at the lower left, Puvis de Chavannes. Height, 22 inches; width, 18 from Messrs. No. 60MIGNONNE BY THEODULE RIBOT No. 60THEODULE KIBOT FRENCH (1823-1891) MIGNONNE The half-length portrait of a fair-haired boy in three-quarterview to the right. He wears a black, sleeveless coat over awhite shirt, showing the dark red of an undergarment at thethroat. His long flaxen hair falls unrestrained to the shoulders,framing a pale face with a shapely mouth and wide open eyesgazing full at the spectator. Height, 22 inches; width. 18 from Messrs. Di*ra\d-Ri el.
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