Old Woman and Child
Eugène Modeste Edmond Lepoittevin
1825
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Eugène Modeste Edmond Lepoittevin
1825
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Old Woman and Child is a 1825 watercolor by Eugène Modeste Edmond Lepoittevin, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This sketch shows an older woman in a bonnet and long dress bending toward a small child. The child, standing on a low stool, holds a hammer and seems to be copying the woman’s movements. Behind them, a jug sits on the ground, and a faint outline of a building appears in the background. The artist used light pencil strokes to suggest fabric folds and the child’s tiny hands. The scene feels quiet and everyday, like a moment caught in time. Next, check out the Victoria and Albert Museum to see this sketch in person.
An old woman and a child are depicted in a watercolour by Eugène Modeste Edmond Lepoittevin, signed by the artist.
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Eugène Modeste Edmond Lepoittevin brought the sea and quiet human moments to paper in watercolour, working in the first half of the 19th century.
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