Farm In Riec-sur-belon By Victor-julien Richards - Brittany

Watercolor, located "Riec-sur-Belon" lower left and signed lower right. Dimension at sight without frame 35 x 53 cm, with frame 55 x 71.5 cm.

In painting, we quite like certain details to slip away at first sight. Here, it takes a little time to discover this young mother and her children behind the fence who, frozen for eternity, watch us. They see us before we see them, as they must have watched the painter immortalize them. Pretty bucolic scene.

Victor-Julien Richards (1848-1916) is a French painter and illustrator born in Nantes. He began his studies at the School of Fine Arts in his city before moving to Paris in 1872, where he studied under the tutelage of Jean-Léon Gérôme at the School of Fine Arts. His artistic career is mainly focused on illustrating children's books and fairy tales. He has collaborated with various authors, including George Sand and Charles Perrault, and illustrated the French edition of Lewis Carroll's "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland". In addition to his illustration work, Richard painted landscapes and genre scenes in a style influenced by the Barbizon school. He exhibited his paintings at the Paris Salon and received numerous awards, including a silver medal at the Universal Exhibition in Paris in 1889. His works can be found in various museums and collections, including the Museum of Fine Arts in Nantes and at the Musée d'Orsay in Paris.