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William Perkins BabcockNude Portrait of Infant Giving Flower to Motherc. 1850s
c. 1850s
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"Nude Portrait of Child Giving Flower to Mother" is a sensitive and intimate graphite drawing by American artist William Perkins Babcock. The artwork beautifully captures a tender moment between a mother and her child, rendered with Babcock's characteristic attention to detail and emotional depth. The child, depicted in a natural, unguarded pose, extends a delicate flower to the mother, who receives it with a gentle, loving expression. The use of graphite allows for subtle shading and soft lines, highlighting the warmth and purity of the interaction. Babcock's skillful portrayal of the human form is evident in the graceful curves and naturalistic anatomy of both figures. This drawing is a poignant celebration of maternal love, innocence, and the simple yet profound connections that define the human experience.
- Creator:William Perkins Babcock (1826 - 1899, American)
- Creation Year:c. 1850s
- Dimensions:Height: 14.13 in (35.9 cm)Width: 10.63 in (27.01 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Fredericksburg, VA
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU2574214926432
William Perkins Babcock
William Perkins Babcock was an American artist who lived between 1826 and 1899. An expatriate painter, noted for figure painting of peasants as well as Classical, Biblical scenes, mythology subjects, and still lifes, William Babcock was born in Boston, Massachusetts but lived most of his life in France. In 1847, he became one of the first Americans to study with Thomas Couture in Paris. He then went to the village of Barbizon where, along with other American artists, he did peasant genre paintings. He became good friends with Jean-Francois Millet, a leading Barbizon painter, whose figure painting much influenced Babcock. Babcock introduced William Morris Hunt to Millet, and, in turn, Hunt became a strong exponent of the Barbizon School of painting in America. Although he continued to live in Paris and died in that city, Babcock had a good market for his work in Boston. The Boston Museum of Fine Arts has a large collection of his works. His painting has been described as having a "strong poetic strain" and a "Venetian feeling for form, color and light, in a manner reflecting Couture and Titian.
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