Huile sur toile : "Intérieur paysan " par René Chrétien .

Charming peasant scene representing a mother serving soup to her little girl. In this rustic interior, with deliberately muted colors, there is a lot of warmth and serenity and the mother's caring attitude helps to give a simple but happy atmosphere. A few dots of color, like the brightly hued aprons and the copper milkshake, cleverly enhance this scene. We can also note the subtle release of smoke emanating from the soup tureen as well as the glass bottle on the windowsill, the latter being often used in the artist's compositions. Marie Louis René Chrétien, genre and still life painter was born in choisy-le-roi in 1867 and died in Rochefort-en-Yvelines in 1945, son of Auguste Clément Chrétien (1835-1913), he was initiated very young in the painting. Student of Léon Bonnat at the School of Fine Arts in Paris, Honorable Mention in 1889, 3 rd medal in 1894, 2 nd medal in 1895, silver medal at the Universal Exhibition in Paris in 1900, Brussels exhibition in 1910, he will still appear at the Salon des Artistes Français in 1940. This work is presented with a nice carved and gilded wooden frame from the Regency period (gilding with gaps and recoveries). Small piece of reinforcement on the back of the canvas to constrain a slight depression currently absorbed. No holes or repaints. French school from the end of the 19th century. Frame: 70 cm x 61 cm. Canvas: 53 cm x 45 cm.