Armand Doré (1824–1882) - French School 19th Century Oil Mother and Children

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Description

In this tender scene by the French artist Armand Doré (1824–1882), a young peasant woman bids her children goodbye for the day as her younger child leans over the Dutch door to clasp her hands. The boy wears a drawstring backpack along with a hat, a walking stick, and wooden clogs. The girl is wrapped in a patterned scarf draped over her shoulders and wears a neat bonnet. The entire composition is rendered with soft brushwork and a masterful sensitivity to light and shadow. Signed. Beautifully presented in a gilt frame with a linen slip. On canvas on stretchers.

Condition

Light abrasions throughout. Some discolouration to the varnish. Fine craquelure throughout. The artwork has undergone previous restoration. The canvas has been relined. Some overpainting visible under UV light. Overall the artwork is in good condition for its age. Wear to the frame, including scuffs, and some stable flaking to the paint layer. Light staining to the linen slip. Overall the frame is in very good condition for its age.

Size

59 x 48cm (23.2" x 18.9")
Framed Size: 80 x 69cm (31.5" x 27.2")

Artist Biography

Armand Doré (1824-1882) was a French landscape painter active in the mid-19th century. He specialised in rural scenes, riverbanks, forests, and village life, working in a naturalistic style influenced by the Barbizon School. His paintings emphasise atmospheric light, stable composition, and careful observation rather than dramatic effects. Doré trained in Paris and exhibited regularly at the Paris Salon from the 1850s onward. He worked within traditional academic structures while adopting elements of plein-air painting. His restrained palette and controlled brushwork place his work between Romantic landscape painting and later realism. Although never a major public figure, Doré maintained a steady professional career and sold works to private collectors in France and Belgium. After his death in 1882, his reputation faded as modern movements reshaped French art, but his work remains valued as an example of 19th-century poetic realism.

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SKU sv274
Frame Colour gold
Artist Armand Doré (1824–1882)
Date 19th Century
Dimensions 59.0 x 48.0cm
Medium Oil
Style Realism
Subject Genre Scene
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