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Description: | Signed: yes Description: Alexandre Francia was born in Calais and often painted marines or subjects related to the sea. This rather romanticised view of rugged gypsy smugglers is quite typical of the peasant genre scenes which were popular in France in the mid nineteenth century. While slightly exotic and intimidating, the figures also evoke empathy through their impoverished and stereotyped appearance. As the man looks out to sea for his illicit shipment, his family stand by with their undernourished dogs and cart containing their only belongings. The artist shows his skill in landscape painting as well with the sunlit dunes and marine view. | Subjects: | everyday life; figure; landscape | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Francia, Alexandre (French artist, ca. 1815-ca.1884) Æ Previously attributed to Francia, François Louis Thomas (French painter, 1772-1839, active in Great Britain) | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8841... | Go to resource |
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