Imposing Painting After Emma Herland (1855-1947) Le Déjeuner Du Petit Potic

Large painting after Emma Herland (1855-1947). The breakfast of the little Potic (1887). Oil on canvas signed M. Laurent. Period end 19th beginning 20th century. Dimensions of the canvas 125cm x 106 cm. With wooden frame and gilded stucco 142cm x 121cm. Old restoration and small restorations to be expected. Good condition.
Emma Herland, unfortunately forgotten artist. Born February 16, 1855 in Cherbourg, Emma Herland moved to Brittany when her father, a pharmacist from the Navy, was transferred to Brest. A pupil of Georges Alexandre Fisher, Benjamin Constant, and Jules Lefebvre, she inherits an academic style. As early as 1879, Emma Herland was noted for her artistic qualities when she was sent to the Salon des Artistes Français. . From then on, she managed to make a living from her painting and her success grew until 1914. After the war, the academic tradition was shaken up by the artistic avant-garde, but Emma Herland continued to cultivate a style that was both realistic and figurative at a distance from the great pictorial revolutions. She died on January 5, 1947 in Quimper, leaving behind many works today scattered in public and private collections ...
The breakfast of the little Potic (1887) Museum of Fine Arts of Morlaix, Finistère.