The Broken Pitcher - Greuze 1910 Antique Print
The cover page is not included, just shown for provenance.
Title: The Broken Pitcher
The story of the picture. One glance at this picture tells’ us what has happened, and why the little girl looks so serious. On her arm she carries a quaint old pitcher which she has just broken. It looks as though she were dressed for a party, for there are flowers in her hair, a bouquet on her dress, and flowers in her apron. Perhaps she had picked the flowers and was getting the water so that she could place the pitcher!, full of blossoms on the table.
She may have gathered up all the broken pieces in her apron, hoping that the pitcher can be mended. We are sure that it must have been a pitcher that she prized very highly and hopes to save, for she still holds it. But surely it is not customary to take such a good pitcher to the fountain; a tin pail or a jug would be so much safer. It must be that there is company at her home. She must have caught up the pitcher from the table and hurried away, impatient to be back with her friends. In her haste she may have slipped and fallen. Now she must go home, and they will all know what has happened.
She stands still a moment, trying to think how to tell them; she does not know just how it did happen, or whether she was really to blame or not. Had the board she stepped on not been slippery, or the pitcher not quite so heavy, and if she had not been in a hurry, all would have been well. Of one thing she is certain she did not do it purposely. She wishes she had brought an old pitcher or a pail; but it is of no use to think about that now the mischief is done. And, somehow, we feel sure she will not be punished or even scolded very much.
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Artist: Jean-Baptiste Greuze (1725 – 1805) was a French painter.
An art print published in 1910 (100+ years ago) and sold as a souvenir of the Great Masterpieces in the Louvre Museum in Paris....the cover in the box when I purchased these prints in Paris is shown for historical purposes (but, is not for sale).
Size: Approximately 7" X 9" Medium-sized
Blank on Reverse
Condition: Excellent - Very Good - Good - Fair - Poor (but of historical interest)
Light overall age toning & minor handling wear (mostly corners - especially lower right tip)
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