{"product_id":"antique-watercolour-painting-by-french-artist-jules-bouvier-1800-1867","title":"Antique, watercolour painting, by French artist, Jules Bouvier, (1800-1867)","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 5.0pt 0cm 5.0pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18.0pt; font-family: 'Georgia',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eLeans Gallery\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 7.0pt;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 5.0pt 0cm .0001pt 0cm;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 7.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt; font-family: 'Georgia',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #41200b; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003ePaintings, antiques and objects of art\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 8.0pt; font-family: 'Georgia',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #41200b; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eSince 1949 - 07846710760\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.0pt;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt;\"\u003e\u003ca name=\"_Hlk165977601\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: 'Georgia',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #002060; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt;\"\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Georgia',serif; color: #002060;\"\u003e“The Harvest Girl” – Rare 19th-Century Watercolour by Jules Bouvier (1852)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-hyphenate: auto; text-autospace: ideograph-numeric ideograph-other; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto;\"\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Georgia',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eA rare and evocative \u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e19th-century watercolour titled \u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: italic;\"\u003e“The Harvest Girl”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e by \u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eJules Bouvier\u003c\/span\u003e, dated \u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e1852\u003c\/span\u003e and signed lower left \u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: italic;\"\u003e“J. Bouvier 1852”\u003c\/span\u003e. This accomplished work beautifully captures rural life, reflecting the mid-Victorian fascination with pastoral subjects and agricultural tradition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-hyphenate: auto; text-autospace: ideograph-numeric ideograph-other; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto;\"\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Georgia',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eThe composition depicts a young country girl standing barefoot in an open landscape, carrying a sheaf of harvested wheat upon her head. Dressed in traditional rural attire, she is set against a softly rendered countryside of rolling fields and distant figures, all bathed in a warm, golden light. Bouvier’s sensitive handling of watercolour creates a gentle atmosphere of calm, simplicity, and quiet dignity.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-hyphenate: auto; text-autospace: ideograph-numeric ideograph-other; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto;\"\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Georgia',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eThe palette is subtle yet expressive, with earthy tones and delicate washes that enhance the sense of serenity and timelessness. The artist’s careful attention to figure, costume, and landscape demonstrates both technical skill and a deep appreciation for rural life.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-hyphenate: auto; text-autospace: ideograph-numeric ideograph-other; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto;\"\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Georgia',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eThe watercolour is presented in a handsome, \u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eornate gilt frame\u003c\/span\u003e, complementing the period character of the work. It has been well cared for in a private collection and remains in \u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eexcellent condition\u003c\/span\u003e, with colours fresh and well preserved.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-hyphenate: auto; text-autospace: ideograph-numeric ideograph-other; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto;\"\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Georgia',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eA fine and increasingly scarce example of \u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eVictorian genre painting\u003c\/span\u003e, this work would make an outstanding addition to any collection of \u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003e19th-century British art, rural genre scenes, or fine watercolours\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-hyphenate: auto; text-autospace: ideograph-numeric ideograph-other; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Georgia',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003eSize:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Georgia',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003e 29 x 23 inches (inclusive of frame)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Georgia',serif;\"\u003eMost objects sold in our gallery are antiques, vintage or used; therefore, they will show signs of being antique, vintage or used. There may be signs of scratches, discolouration, chips, cracks, wear and tear, unknown manufacturers and\/or patterns. Please see the photographs as they form part of the description.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eOverseas buyers may have to pay any import duties, taxes, or fees that may apply. All items are meticulously wrapped and prepared for both international and UK shipping. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.0pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.0pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 9.0pt;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Leans Gallery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56219131838812,"sku":"Water colour","price":495.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/8945\/2380\/files\/final_628b5ad9eb0bd70052997572_997517.png?v=1767711867","url":"https:\/\/leansgallery.com\/products\/antique-watercolour-painting-by-french-artist-jules-bouvier-1800-1867","provider":"Leans Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}