Bébé fait une surprise a sa maman by Lorenz Frølich

Bébé fait une surprise a sa maman 1863

print, woodcut

aged paper

pale palette

pastel soft colours

pale colours

parchment

print

light coloured

soft colours

white palette

feminine colour palette

woodcut

soft colour palette

"Bébé fait une surprise à sa maman" (Baby gives her mother a surprise), an 1863 lithograph by Danish artist Lorenz Frølich, depicts a young girl diligently folding laundry and placing it into a drawer. This heartwarming scene, housed in the SMK - Statens Museum for Kunst, showcases Frølich's talent for capturing everyday domestic moments with a touch of whimsy. The detailed rendering of the girl's actions and the surrounding environment adds to the charm of this small-scale artwork.