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Very beautiful scene of rural life where a young ploughman courts a young girl who has come to fetch water from the well. The drawing is slightly naïve but rich in depiction. The inspiration ranges from Millet to the Douanier Rousseau and challenges us. Dated 1890, this work on a classical subject strikes us with its modernity. Dispatched by us with bespoke packaging and insurance.

Très belle scène de la vie rurale où un jeune laboureur fait sa cour à une jeune fille venue chercher de l’eau au puit. Le dessin est légèrement naïf mais riche en représentation. L’inspiration va de Millet au douanier Rousseau et nous interpelle.
Datée 1890, cette œuvre au sujet classique nous frappe par sa modernité.
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A. Simon (XIX-XX) - La romance du laboureur

Oil painting - Hand signed - 1890

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La romance du laboureur, an oil painting by A. Simon (XIX-XX), 1890, in the Realism style, from France, 50 × 68 cm, in good condition.

A. Simon (XIX-XX) - La romance du laboureur

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La romance du laboureur, an oil painting by A. Simon (XIX-XX), 1890, in the Realism style, from France, 50 × 68 cm, in good condition.

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