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FRENCH, 1810-1895
THE LITTLE GOAT HERDER (JEUNE BERGÈRE)
measurements
30 by 16 3/4 in.
alternate measurements
76.2 by 42.5 cm
signed E Munier and dated 1887 (lower left)
oil on canvas
We are grateful to Damien Bartoli for kindly confirming the authenticity of this lot and for providing this catalogue entry.
PROVENANCE
Private Collection, New England (since circa 1950s)
Thence by descent
NOTE
This charming portrait depicts the artist's daughter, Marie Louise Munier, cast in the role of an idealized young shepherdess. Munier often used his children as his models; in particular his eldest daughter Marie Louise. The beautiful landscape is that of the Puy-de-Dôme, painted during the months Munier spent in Royat, in the mountainous Massif Central region of France.
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