Julien Dupre

realism

Julien Dupre Paintings 1851 - 1910 Painterr, Naturalist

Laitiere [Milkmaid]

Oil on canvas, 15 1/4 x 21 3/4 inches (38.74 x 55.25 cm)

Rehs Galleries, Inc., New York City

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OIL PAINTING: Laitiere [Milkmaid]
Through idealization of form, Dupre invested his peasant women with a heroic aura, though unlike his predecessor, his figures are usually engaged in vigorous action - Laitiere [Milkmaid], The Harvesters, 1889, A Shepherdess with her flock. Dupre's landscapes, with their cloudy skies and varied motifs, are also much more active. Their high key color and spontaneous brushwork have a vivacity and freshness that distinguishes them from the somber calm of Breton's scenes.