Albert Charpin

Albert Charpin, born in Grasse, AlpesMaritimes in 1842, died in AsniressurSeine in 1924. He was a naturalist painter associated with the Barbizon school. He painted real objects in a natural setting. A pupil of CharlesFranois Daubigny, Charpin was a painter of natural landscapes with, typically, a shepherdess and her guardiandog taking care of animals, cows or sheep. Characteristic of his paintings are the natural poses and serenity of his actors, in a context of early morning light, with cloudy skies. He was a wellknown member of the Barbizon School. One of his paintings, Le Retour la Ferme, is at the Muse des BeauxArts at Chambry in Savoie. His paintings can also found in museums and private collections elsewhere in Europe and in the Americas.

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