The Meeting c. 1830s
philippeaugustejeanron
minneapolisinstituteofart
drawing
drawing
toned paper
light pencil work
pencil sketch
incomplete sketchy
personal sketchbook
ink drawing experimentation
underpainting
france
sketchbook drawing
watercolour illustration
watercolor
"The Meeting," a drawing by Philippe Auguste Jeanron from the 1830s, depicts two men in a casual encounter. The figure on the left, clad in a long coat and holding a staff, stands in front of a distant village, suggesting a journey. The other figure, leaning against a tree, seems to be waiting or observing. Jeanron's masterful use of charcoal and red chalk creates a sense of realism and depth in the figures and landscape, suggesting a fleeting moment captured in time. The artwork is housed in the Minneapolis Institute of Art.
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Philippe Auguste Jeanron was a forerunner of the French realist movement. By the 1830s, he had begun depicting the kind of rural interactions we see in The Meeting. Here two men engage in serious conversation. The man on the left wears a smock and a broad-brimmed hat typical of the Limousin region, in south-central France. Resting slightly against a long staff, he looks toward the other man with concern. This second figure stands erect, arms crossed, face impassive. One suspects that the man on the left has troubles, perhaps an inability to pay rent, and the man on the right cannot or will not help.
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