Property of Doug Engh, Gainesville, FL

Description:

Cesar Pattein (French, 1850-1931), Dutch Girls on a Roadway, Oil on Canvas, signed and dated '1904' lower right, depicting three young girls walking along a dirt road, in a giltwood frame with artist plaque. Frame size: 24 1/4 in. x 20 1/4 in. Provenance: From the collection of Arthur Warren Kinkade Jr. (1919-1987), prominent banker in Wichita, Kansas, by decent to the consignor.

Cesar Pattein was born in Steenvoorde, France. Following the example of his artistic brothers, he studied engraving from a local artist by the name of Cabasson. In 1878 he was accepted at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Lille under Alphonse Colas, a painter of genre subjects. Pattein was also a student of Jules Breton, a painter of poetic landscapes and of human nature. Breton influenced his use of peasants as subject material.In 1881, service in the military brought him to Arras where he spent eight years. There he found time to do portraits and rustic scenes that he was able to exhibit for the first time at the Paris Salon of 1882.

Although Pattein did paint some history and religious works, he was known for his country scenes where children are enjoying themselves in the fields. The attitudes he represents are wonderfully natural and the quality could be considered close to that of photography. The artist was awarded with Third Class medals in the Paris Salon's of 1896 and 1906. He also received a Silver medal at Amiens in 1885. (AskArt)

Measurements: Height: by sight 17 in. x Width: 13 1/4 in.

Condition:

Good condition, minor craquelure, some yellowing to varnish, minor wear and small losses to frame.

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