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Friday, June 6, 2025

Soldier


This simple painting of a soldier in a casual pose is a nice contrast to the 
usual portrayal of military men as gruff or standing at attention.

 

3 comments:

  1. Thank you, one more time, for sharing your beautiful discoveries. Another masterpiece from Caillebotte is « les raboteurs de parquet » not nudes but…
    https://www.musee-orsay.fr/fr/oeuvres/raboteurs-de-parquet-105

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    1. You're welcome. I have already planned a second series, and it will feature the parquet workers.

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  2. Uniforme bleu et rouge d'un soldat.
    A great painting is Yerres, Soldiers in the Woods. Caillebotte had been a soldier himself in the Franco-Prussian War.

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