The Helping Hand, (painting)

Smithsonian American Art Museum and its Renwick Gallery

Object Details

artist
Renouf, Emile
Appears in exhibition catalog as entry no. 195
"b. Paris. Pupil of G. Boulanger, J. Lefebvre, and Carolus Duran. " An old fisherman has taken his little granddaughter out in his boat with him on the morning of a pleasant day. The little one wishes to help row the boat, and with her hands on the oar is pulling with all her might. there is a humorous but very tender look in the old man's face, while the child's sober expression shows that she is very much in earnest. - a picture vigorous in its realism, artistic in its composition, harmonious in its color, and charming in its sentiment." [P. 30.]
Catalogue of Works of Art in the Art Building of the Southern Exposition at Louisville, Ky. Prepared by Charles M. Kurtz. Published for the Art Committee by John P. Morton and Company, 1883.
Artist address: Paris, France.
1876
Control number
AECI 03850196
Type
Paintings
Exhibition Catalogs
Pre-1877 Art Exhibition Catalogue Index
Topic
Figure male--Elderly
Figure--Child
Recreation--Sport & Play--Boating
Figure(s) In Exterior--Water
Landscape--Time--Morning
Occupation--Industry--Fishing
Record ID
siris_aeci_78459
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