French landscape painting depicting a group of three people at the edge of a forest, possibly a family of mother, father and young girl. The man and woman carry cases on their backs , possibly agricultural implements. A path leads along the edge the forest and disappears around a bend. In the background are the spires and roofs of a small hamlet. In the middle ground are cultivated fields.
Caroline Courtin was a painter in the Romantic, early Impressionist period. Born in Paris in 1819, she studied under the landscape painter Alexandre Defaux. She frequently worked en plein air (ie in the open) around Montigny-sur-Loing and the Forest of Fontainbleu. She specialised in romantic, pastoral and rural scenes. Records from the Museée D'Orsay show that she exhibited in Paris during her lifetime, with a studio address at 6, Rue Choron in the vibrant Montmartre arrondissement of Paris.
38 x 55cm excluding frame. Signed C. Courtin bottom right. Some craquelure on darker surfaces. In gilt frame.
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