. Illustrated catalogue of the art treasures collected by the well-known connoisseur the late Cyrus J. Lawrence, Esq. New York [electronic resource]. REN BY NKRRK IlVIS DE CHAVANNKS Xo. 58 PIERKi: 1*1 VIS I)E ( HAVAWES FRENCH ( 1824-1898) MOTHER AND CHILDREN Kksiuk 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 womanwitli 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
. Illustrated catalogue of the art treasures collected by the well-known connoisseur the late Cyrus J. Lawrence, Esq. New York [electronic resource]. REN BY NKRRK IlVIS DE CHAVANNKS Xo. 58 PIERKi: 1*1 VIS I)E ( HAVAWES FRENCH ( 1824-1898) MOTHER AND CHILDREN Kksiuk 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 womanwitli 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 hailis gathered loosely behind her ruck and falls below hershoulders. Her left hand caresses a dog and a cradle of rushesis on the ground at her feet. lieyond 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 nl the hirer left, Id vis ok Chavannks. Height, 22 inches; width, 18 inches. Purchasedfrtnu Mkssiis. Dinwii-lirn,. No. «0MIGNONNE BY TI1KODULE RIBOT No. iso TIIKODl LE HI HOT FHKNCH ( IS-J:MH!1 ) MIGNONNE The half-length portrait of a lair-haired hoy in three-quarterv iew to the right. He wears a blaek. sleeveless coat over awhite shirt, showing the dark red of an undergarment at thethroat. 1 lis long flaxen hair falls unrestrained to the shoulders,framing a pale faee with a shapely mouth and wide open eyesgazing full at the spectator. ? Height, ii inches : iritiih. I S incites. Purchased from M s. I) ( H \ x t > - H r k
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