1972 - Charles Emile Jacque (1813, Paris – 1894, ibid.); attributed to;

Charles Emile Jacque (1813, Paris – 1894, ibid.); attributed to; Pastoral Outing Under a gnarled tree in an idyllic landscape, a flock of grazing sheep with a young farm girl. Created with striking use of light and shadow and subtle realism, this is an extremely atmospheric work characteristic of Jacque’s oeuvre. Initially active as an etcher, Jacque turned to painting only later, largely as a self-taught artist. Together with his artist friend Jean-François Millet, he went to Barbizon and there joined the famous circle of artists centered around Théodore Rousseau and Narcisse-Virgile Diaz de la Peña. He developed a particular fondness for depicting grazing livestock in atmospheric landscapes, but also created stable interiors featuring chickens, sheep, or horses. Oil on canvas. Signed lower left, barely legible; 65 cm x 54 cm. Framed. Provenance: From a private collection in Berlin. Attributed to Charles Emile Jacque (1813–1894). Oil on canvas. Indistinctly signed.