murillo four figures step Dimensions (inches):52 x 67" and refugees fleeing by boat

and refugees fleeing by boat

A chiaroscuro presented by a sky blue sky

" A period of prosperity followed after tumultuous times in French society

The French commune of Bougival was painted by many masters of Impressionism

Sold by the auction house Christie's New York

murillo four figures step Dimensions (inches):52 x 67" and refugees fleeing by boatThis is a genre scene, quite atypical for the time and for the painter. It features 4 characters of which the young woman standing in the center of the canvas is the most prominent in the composition, her half smile, cheek dimpled, and eye half closed, is believed, at the time and in this context, to signify that the girl was single and available. From there, it is clearly inferred that the older woman is the protector of the three children, and