The Grinder And His Family Oil On Panel XIX Eme

The little girl is playing with her hoop, the dog is attacking the cat, the patriarch is at work on his millstone, proud of his profession and his family, the rooster reminds us of the day that is coming and the time that is passing. The architecture, the arch and the column under which the couple evolves is a metaphor on the construction of their life. All these symbols are brought together in this charming little work which has its original frame, with a beautiful patina, and whose angles are embellished with rockery shells. XIXth century