Inspired by Johan Barthold Jongkind (1819-1891) – Fleet of boats at the entrance of Antwerp (October 15, 1866) – Water color / Black stone / Lead pencil – 5,67 x 10,23 inch
That go on the water, do they have legs? Whenever Arthur sees sailboats in the sea, it’s always the same refrain running through his head.
Inspired by Johan Barthold Jongkind (1819-1891) – Cliffs of Etretat (June 16, 1857) – Water color / Black stone – 7,08 x 9,37 inch
” Shortly before 4.30 pm yesterday, a man who was on the cliff of Etretat at the level of the Golf has fallen. His body was recovered on the foreshore by a water rescue team of firefighters. In the case of a violent death, the body of the deceased, a 57-year-old man, was left at the disposal of the gendarmerie for the usual findings. A witness of the scene must be heard by the military to determine whether it is an accident or a voluntary act. “.*
Inspired by Johan Barthold Jongkind (1819-1891) – Canal in Brussels – Water color / Black pencil – 4,41 x 6,30 inch
Most of all, Michel loves walking his dog, a Breton spaniel, big-hearted and devoted.
Inspired by Johan Barthold Jongkind (1819-1891) – A street in Nevers (October 14, 1873) – Water color / Black Stone – 6,53 x 4,76 inch
As night falls on a dark and narrow street in Nevers, a city in central France, Genevieve keeps her promise to her grand-daughter Lucie.
Inspired by Albert Anker (1831-1910) – Still nature with coffee and brandy glass (around 1870-1880) – Oil on canvas – 12,99 x 18,11 inch
That’s how it goes in the « greater world ». anyways, at my parents’ place, when they have friends or acquaintances for dinner, all from the British aristocracy. « The high society », as my father always says when he takes this inspired look on his face, his eyes half-closed and his chin slightly raised, “the one and truely”, he end s up the discussion which appears to be more like a monologue than a dialogue.
Inspired by Vermeer (1632-1675) – A woman holding a scale (around 1664) – Pastel – 8,82 x 7,80 inch
Aleydis loves her job but her third pregnancy is literally killing her. Remaining standing for hours and hours makes her back and belly horribly painful. She is scared, so scared that something awful happened to her. One day, a fortune teller had taken her left hand almost by force and had predicted … No, no, no, she’d rather not remember!
Inspired by Johan Barthold Jongkind (1819-1891) – A square in Antwerp (August 10, 1867) – Water color / Black stone / Gouache – 4,92 x 6,85 inch
Antwerp, a mythical city linked to the diamond for more than 500 years. It all began in the 15th century, when the city became one of the most important diamond centers.
Inspired by Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (1571-1610) – Fruit basket (around 1593-1594) – Oil on canvas – 14,96 x 18,11 inch
Antoine is late. Again ! He had promised. Is it his fault if a lunatic puts a parcel bomb on the subway? Is it his fault if suddenly his subway line was stopped for an unknown period. Is it his fault if he finally has to go all the way around Paris to reach his destination? No, of course not. He wondered about the possibility of taking a taxi, an uber? And then, he told himself that at this hour, Christmas Eve, freezing rain … He would have lost much more time, for sure..
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