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O/Ref: JM-GOOS
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The Goose Girl by Jean-François Millet
Magnificent painting on canvas combining the sensuality of forms with forest freshness
Exploring the academic theme of the outdoor nude, this superb composition combines the sensuality of forms with the freshness of natural landscapes. The eminent painter Jean-François Millet conceives this magnificent body study through the work entitled “The Goose Girl”. By integrating a nude figure into a simple bucolic setting, the artist renews the pastoral genre by breathing into it an unprecedented anatomical truth and peasant simplicity.
A young woman entirely nude sits on a grassy, shaded bank at the foot of two large, sturdy trees. Wearing a simple blue cap, she bows her head towards the clear water and is about to dip her right foot into it. Her graceful body catches the dimmed light filtering through the dense forest canopy. On the left, a large group of white geese frolics peacefully in the silvery watercourse and on the opposite bank. On the right, her dark clothes and white shirt are carelessly placed on the moss, next to a long wooden branch.
The mastery of oil painting shines through in the subtle rendering of light reflections on the skin and the surface of the water. The artist excels at conveying the freshness of the sylvan atmosphere and the softness of bodily volumes. This delicate pictorial treatment confirms a technical know-how of the first order.
INFORMATION ABOUT THIS PAINTING :
- Oil painting reproduction made by hand on a coton canvas.
- The choice of the formats is possible from the options of the article with the possibility of ordering your custom format.
- The delay for the making of the reproduction is about 3 or 4 weeks but this delay can be extended by the painter if necessary.
- Shipping time are approximately 10 to 15 business days by NORMAL delivery and 5 to 6 business days by EXPRESS delivery.