Refining Taste: Works Selected by Danny Katz
Refining Taste: Works Selected by Danny Katz
LÉON-AUGUSTIN LHERMITTE | THE WEAVER
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May 27, 03:19 PM GMT
Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 GBP
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LÉON-AUGUSTIN LHERMITTE
1844 - 1925
THE WEAVER
signed L. Lhermitte (lower left)
charcoal on paper
unframed: 63 by 49cm., 24¾ by 19in.
framed: 79 by 66cm., 31 by 26in.
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Artcurial, Paris, 31 March 2016, lot 70
Similarly to fellow French artist Jean-François Millet, Lhermitte was deeply committed to French working class imagery, often characterised by a somewhat raw quality in stark contrast with the fine execution. Weavers were a common subject for Lhermitte. He often depicted the poor working conditions of these men and women, forced to work long hours in underground cellars with no sunlight.
For a comparable work see M. Le Pelley Fonteny, Léon Augustin Lhermitte (1844-1925) catalogue raisonné, Paris, 1991, no. 486.