"Oil On Panel, Lazare Bruandet (1755-1804)"
A cartouche on the frame attributes this work to the "school" of Bruandet. Indeed, this unsigned work bears witness to a key moment in the history of the pictorial rendering of nature. It is a milestone which, from a "composed" nature - decor and foil for the scenes that are played out there - leads to the direct and sensitive observation of Nature. "A self-respecting painter should never touch a brush if he does not have his model before his eyes" Lazare Bruandet.