murillo four figures step Dimensions (inches):52 x 67" the usual forms and brushstrokes

the usual forms and brushstrokes of the artist are not identified

under the watchful eye of her caretaker

not as mere decoration

The French commune of Bougival was painted by many masters of Impressionism

Sold by the auction house Christie's New York

murillo four figures step Dimensions (inches):52 x 67" the usual forms and brushstrokesThis is a genre scene, quite atypical for the time and for the painter. It features 4 characters of which the young woman standing in the center of the canvas is the most prominent in the composition, her half smile, cheek dimpled, and eye half closed, is believed, at the time and in this context, to signify that the girl was single and available. From there, it is clearly inferred that the older woman is the protector of the three children, and