WILLIAM AIKEN WALKE (Charleston, 1831 Charleston, 1921)
WILLIAM AIKEN WALKE (Charleston, 1831 Charleston, 1921)
ROMAN COUNTRIES Rome
Painting on canvas
Signed and located lower left
97 x 53 cm
A surprising work in Walker's body of work mainly devoted to the representation of African-Americans in the cotton fields of South Carolina, this painting shows a shepherd and his son stopping near a ruined wall where a lizard is sneaking in.
In the distance, the two domes allow us to situate the scene near the Eternal City. This realistic snapshot is reminiscent of the famous Bonjour Monsieur Courbet (1854) from the
Fabre museum in Montpellier. Automatically translated by DeepL. To see the original version, click here.
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WILLIAM AIKEN WALKE (Charleston, 1831 Charleston, 1921)
ROMAN COUNTRIES Rome
Painting on canvas
Signed and located lower left
97 x 53 cm
A surprising work in Walker's body of work mainly devoted to the representation of African-Americans in the cotton fields of South Carolina, this painting shows a shepherd and his son stopping near a ruined wall where a lizard is sneaking in.
In the distance, the two domes allow us to situate the scene near the Eternal City. This realistic snapshot is reminiscent of the famous Bonjour Monsieur Courbet (1854) from the
Fabre museum in Montpellier. Automatically translated by DeepL. To see the original version, click here.
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