Shepherdess and Sheep at the Edge of the Forest
by JACQUE, Charles Émile, Oil on panel, 25 x 40 cm
During the 1840s, Charles �mile Jacque and his friend, Jean-Francois Millet moved to the village of Barbizon where they felt they could more realistically portray nature. Jacque bought a house there and, influenced by Diaz’s technique and Millet’s themes, found his inspiration in hen-houses, pigsties and flocks of sheep at pasture. His strong, realistic, yet sensitive depictions of shepherds and their flocks form one of the most cohesive and important bodies of work produced by the Barbizon movement.