Le Printemps (1896) by Eugene Bidau
With its abundance of pink cherry blossom, purple wisteria, yellow flags and other brightly coloured spring flowers, this beautiful painting epitomises spring or printemps when pairs of white doves busily prepare for the nesting season. The old brick well, the wooden fencing and stone steps to the left leading to another corner of the garden provide a perfect setting for this fresh and sun-filled scene that is not only described with great mastery but brings joy to its viewers. It was painted by Eugène Bidau and dated 1896, may well be his oil titled Le Printemps which he exhibited that year at the Paris Salon. Princicapally known for his still lifes – usually of flowers and birds as well as for his genre scenes, this work combines both subjects in one. In addition, Bidau also executed a number of religious works as well as large scale decorative designs, some of which were subsequently made into tapestries.
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