Albert Charpin
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Albert Charpin, born in Grasse
, Alpes-Maritimes
in 1842, died in Asnières-sur-Seine
in 1924. He was a naturalist painter. He painted real objects in a natural setting. (Naturalism is an extension of realism. The term was created by Emile Zola.) A pupil of Charles-François Daubigny
, Charpin was a painter of natural landscapes with, typically, a shepherdess and her guardian-dog taking care of animals, cows or sheep. Characteristic of his paintings are the natural poses and serenity of his actors, in a context of early morning light, with cloudy skies. He was a well-known member of the Barbizon School
. One of his paintings, "Le Retour à la Ferme", is at the Musée des Beaux-Arts at Chambéry
in Savoie. His paintings can also found in museums and private collections elsewhere in Europe and in the Americas.
Grasse
-See also:*Route Napoléon*Ancient Diocese of Grasse*Communes of the Alpes-Maritimes department-External links:*...
, Alpes-Maritimes
Alpes-Maritimes
Alpes-Maritimes is a department in the extreme southeast corner of France.- History : was created by Octavian as a Roman military district in 14 BC, and became a full Roman province in the middle of the 1st century with its capital first at Cemenelum and subsequently at Embrun...
in 1842, died in Asnières-sur-Seine
Asnières-sur-Seine
Asnières-sur-Seine is a commune in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, France, along the river Seine. It is located from the center of Paris.-Name:...
in 1924. He was a naturalist painter. He painted real objects in a natural setting. (Naturalism is an extension of realism. The term was created by Emile Zola.) A pupil of Charles-François Daubigny
Charles-François Daubigny
Charles-François Daubigny was one of the painters of the Barbizon school, and is considered an important precursor of Impressionism....
, Charpin was a painter of natural landscapes with, typically, a shepherdess and her guardian-dog taking care of animals, cows or sheep. Characteristic of his paintings are the natural poses and serenity of his actors, in a context of early morning light, with cloudy skies. He was a well-known member of the Barbizon School
Barbizon school
The Barbizon school of painters were part of a movement towards realism in art, which arose in the context of the dominant Romantic Movement of the time. The Barbizon school was active roughly from 1830 through 1870...
. One of his paintings, "Le Retour à la Ferme", is at the Musée des Beaux-Arts at Chambéry
Chambéry
Chambéry is a city in the department of Savoie, located in the Rhône-Alpes region in southeastern France.It is the capital of the department and has been the historical capital of the Savoy region since the 13th century, when Amadeus V of Savoy made the city his seat of power.-Geography:Chambéry...
in Savoie. His paintings can also found in museums and private collections elsewhere in Europe and in the Americas.