The Shepherdess

Artist Stanislas Lépine (Caen, France, 1835 - 1892)

Mediumoil on canvas

ClassificationsPaintings And Drawings

DimensionsOverall: Height: 27 cm, Width: 46.3 cm
Frame: Height: 45.6 cm, Width: 63.4 cm

AcquisitionPurchased in 1954 with income from the Jaffrey Fund.

CopyrightOut of copyright - CC0

LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub

Object numberABDAG002511

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About MeAlthough remaining on the margins of any defined artistic groupings, Lépine's work provides a link between the naturalism of the Barbizon school and the Impressionists. The latter admired his art and in 1874 invited him to exhibit in the first Impressionist exhibition.

There are affinities between this painting and the pastoral scenes of Corot, to whom Lépine was apprenticed. Corot's influence is felt in the poetic charm of the figure group and in the use of a higher colour tone than the Barbizon paintings of the 1850s. Lépine's technique however is more impressionistic. He uses thick, visible brushwork and highlights with impasto.