(b. 1823, Saint-Nicolas-d'Attez, d. 1891, Colombes)
The Little Scrubbers
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Oil on canvas, 46 x 39 cm
Private collection
As a painter of many subjects including genre, history, still-lifes, and portraits, Ribot shows a rich concern with the effects of painting plein air and the psychological effects of contrasts between darks and lights.