The Young Gardener, July 1887

This portrait depicts a young man in bust form, wearing a wide-brimmed straw hat whose woven texture is rendered with a supple and vibrant touch. His eyes are lowered, his face slightly inclined, he appears in a moment of silent introspection. The work belongs to a naturalist tradition, with a sensibility akin to late Impressionism or intimate realism.
The theme of the young peasant or child in the countryside was common at the end of the 19th century.
Oil on canvas, signed lower right (signature to be deciphered) and dated July 1887.

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