Inspired by Eugène-Louis Lami (1800 – 1890) – Louis-Philippe 1st – Black stone / Red chalk / White chalk on grey paper – 8,07 x 7,08 inch
Political tensions are intensifying. Shortly before the revolution, King Louis-Philippe has a chat with Prince Jerome Napoleon at the Tuileries. The latter tries to warn the king about the depth of the problem. But the king refuses to see it: « My Prince, I fear nothing ». And he adds: « I am needed ».
Eugène Louis Lami (January 12, 1800 – December 19, 1890) is an English painter, watercolorist, illustrator, lithographer and decorator.
Inspired by Eugène Boudin (1824-1898) – Sailing boats (around 1875 – 1880) – Lead pencil / Watercolour – 7,28 x 10,43 inch
– You know what Juliet, when I turn 18, I leave high school to participate in the Vendée Globe.
– What’s the Vendée Globe?
Inspired by Johan Barthold Jongkind (1819-1891) – Two fishing boats tied edge to edge – Black stone / Watercolour – 7,08 x 10,27 cm – SOLD
– Please, Mom, tell me the story of the flying Dutchman again. Just once more, the last time. Promised.
– But I’ve already read it to you more than twenty times. You know it by heart. No, it’s late, you have school tomorrow and you already had two stories tonight, that’s enough. Give me a hug and go to bed!
– Oh mom nooo. Tomorrow it’s Auntie nanny, and you know it. I can have a sleep if I want to. Come on, say yes … Mom!
– Okay, but this is the last …
– Oh thank you mom, I love you, I love you, I love you. You’re the sweetest mom of the world.
Inspired by Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot (1796-1875) – Study of a landscape – Oil on wood – 10,79 x 16,14 inch
It’s still dark outside but Paulette is no longer asleep. Besides, she didn’t sleep at all. She keeps an eye on the slightest breath of the noisy mass lying beside her. She leaves the room quietly. No way to wake up this thing so early in the morning. She turns on the kitchen’s boiler, it’s freezing to death. Her reflection in the mirror terrifies her.
Inspired by Eugène Boudin (1824 – 1898) – Wedding in the region of PLougastel-Daoulas (around 1868 – 1870) – Lead pencil / Watercolour – 6,02 x 7,75 inch
Yvon is extremely moved this morning. Swallowing his ritual black coffee without sugar ? He couldn’t make it. His wife had, however, prepared it and brought it to him into the bathroom, like every day now since their first date, thirty years ago. Time goes by so quickly.
Inspired by Johan Barthold Jongkind (1819-1891) – Street in a dutch village – Black stone / Watercolour – 5,39 x 6,81 inch – SOLD
It is so peaceful in the small town of Zaanse Schans. The inhabitants have lived together for generations. Nothing ever moves. Only the wings of the mill turning endlessly to the wind.
Inspired by Eugène Boudin (1824 – 1898) – At the beach (around 1866) – Lead pencil / Watercolour – 6,49 x 9,64 inch – SOLD
“Did you read Le Havre Presse this morning?”
– No, I never read newspapers, it gives me headaches. Moreover …
– Yes, at the hotel this morning, I took a quick look during my breakfast. I burned my tongue with their coffee much too strong to my liking.
Inspired by Johan Barthold Jongkind (1819-1891) – Mills surrounded by houses – Black stone / Watercolour – 4,25 x 6,89 inch – SOLD
She’s so cold. Pearl snuggles up against her mother with her two brothers but it doesn’t seem to make the difference. She is frozen to death. As if … She’s starving too. Pearl has another try but her mother’s nipples seem empty. As if …
Inspired by Johan Barthold Jongkind (1819-1891) – Ste Catherine church in Honfleur (September 29, 1864) – Black stone / Watercolour – 5,79 x 6,89 inch
When Lea enters the little church of Honfleur, a thrill runs through her entire body. She has just stepped in the largest wooden church in France, classified as a historic monument in 1879.
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