Willow leaves. This work is inspired by a poem of the same name by amable tastu taken from the collection poésies, published for the first time in 1826: from the ancient willow inclined on my head/ my hand removes, indolent and distracted, / a green branch; / then i plucked the leaves from its light remains, / following with my eyes its passing course / on the stream. / […] / let's see, i said to the carried leaf, / this that to your fate, my chained fortune / will become?'
noticed by critics at the salon of 1834 (number 777), this composition was immediately distributed by the lithograph of adolphe midy. It will appear a second time at the salon, in 1839 (number 800), a few weeks after the artist's death. Engraving
lithograph with variant by adolphe midy (1797-1874), in 1834. Related works
mme émilie delorme (née raige), les feuilles de saule, paris, salon de 1827, n°313;
mrs. Amélie pourmarin, les feuilles de aule, paris, salon of 1831, n°1703. Object Type: painting. Date: 1834. Dimensions: height: 73.5 cm (28.9 in) ; width: 60 cm (23.6 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Musée de la Cour d'Or. Franquelin - Les Feuilles de saule 01
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