Jules DUPRÉ (1811-1889) Interior of a Farm in Berry Watercolour on paper Dated and signed lower right "1834, Jules Dupré". Bearing on the back of the mounting board an old handwritten label: Dupré N°99 Interieur d'une ferme and on the board: N 5602 H. 34 x W. 46 cm (at sight). Our watercolour is described by Marie Madeleine Aubrun opposite the painting: Interior of a farm in Berry: "Dressed in a white skirt, a red blouse and wearing a Berrichon bonnet, a peasant woman is scouring a copper cauldron placed on the slab of the well; nearby, vegetables and kitchen utensils. To the left, a cockerel and a few hens. Further on, lit by a low window, a corner of the room with two children standing next to a bedridden woman. On the ceiling, washing is drying on a long line. A harness and various utensils are hanging on the wall, near a small cupboard in the right foreground. This work, which stands out for its Dutch lighting and the masterly virtuosity of its execution, was not painted from life but from a drawing taken in the Berry region. "Jules Dupré executed a very elaborate watercolour of reduced dimensions from this painting" (i.e. this is our watercolour). Bibliography for related works: M.M Aubrun, Jules Dupré, catalogue raisonné de l'œuvre peint, supplement, Paris, 1974, n 41 et 41 bis cités page 53