Louis Le Nain
1593-1648 French Louis Le Nain Gallery French family of painters. Antoine Le Nain (b Laon, c. 1600; bur Paris, 26 May 1648) and his brothers Louis Le Nain (b Laon, c. 1600; bur Paris, 24 May 1648) and Mathieu Le Nain (b Laon, c. 1607; bur Paris, 26 April 1677) lived together and shared a studio in Paris. Since the studio was headed by Antoine, he is assumed to have been older than Louis. The brothers reputation rests on a number of paintings signed Le Nain, on the basis of which other paintings (but no drawings) have also been attributed to them. None of the signed paintings bears a Christian name, and there is no secure way of attributing works to the individual brothers, although many attempts have been made. Eighteenth-century sale catalogues, fearful of anonymity, effectively chose from the three names at random. Since the writings of Witt (1910) and Jamot (1922) in particular, it has been habitual to ascribe small paintings on copper to Antoine, and austere, larger peasant scenes to Louis. This division of hands will be found in almost all the subsequent literature on the artists, although it must be stressed that there is no evidence at all to support it. Great efforts have also been made to identify works by Mathieu, since he survived his brothers by nearly 30 years and presumably continued to paint after their deaths in 1648. However, no such activity after 1648 is securely documented, and none of the surviving works bears a date later than 1647; and the arguments for a separate Mathieu oeuvre, though cogent, should not be regarded as conclusive. The outstanding feature of the work of the Le Nain brothers, and the basis of their celebrity since the mid-19th century, is the artists treatment of the poor.

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Louis Le Nain Peasants at their Cottage Door oil painting


Peasants at their Cottage Door
mk86 undated Oil on canvas 55x68cm San Francisco
Painting ID::  33593
Louis Le Nain
Peasants at their Cottage Door
mk86 undated Oil on canvas 55x68cm San Francisco
   
   
     

Louis Le Nain The Milkwoman-s Family oil painting


The Milkwoman-s Family
mk91 1640s Oil on canvas 51x59
Painting ID::  34288
Louis Le Nain
The Milkwoman-s Family
mk91 1640s Oil on canvas 51x59
   
   
     

Louis Le Nain The Cart or Return from Haymaking oil painting


The Cart or Return from Haymaking
mk156 1641 Oil onwood 56x72cm
Painting ID::  40462
Louis Le Nain
The Cart or Return from Haymaking
mk156 1641 Oil onwood 56x72cm
   
   
     

Louis Le Nain Family of Country People oil painting


Family of Country People
mk156 1640 Oil on canvas 113x159cm
Painting ID::  40463
Louis Le Nain
Family of Country People
mk156 1640 Oil on canvas 113x159cm
   
   
     

Louis Le Nain Visit to Grandmother oil painting


Visit to Grandmother
mk159 1640s Oil on canvas 58x73cm
Painting ID::  41049
Louis Le Nain
Visit to Grandmother
mk159 1640s Oil on canvas 58x73cm
   
   
     

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     1593-1648 French Louis Le Nain Gallery French family of painters. Antoine Le Nain (b Laon, c. 1600; bur Paris, 26 May 1648) and his brothers Louis Le Nain (b Laon, c. 1600; bur Paris, 24 May 1648) and Mathieu Le Nain (b Laon, c. 1607; bur Paris, 26 April 1677) lived together and shared a studio in Paris. Since the studio was headed by Antoine, he is assumed to have been older than Louis. The brothers reputation rests on a number of paintings signed Le Nain, on the basis of which other paintings (but no drawings) have also been attributed to them. None of the signed paintings bears a Christian name, and there is no secure way of attributing works to the individual brothers, although many attempts have been made. Eighteenth-century sale catalogues, fearful of anonymity, effectively chose from the three names at random. Since the writings of Witt (1910) and Jamot (1922) in particular, it has been habitual to ascribe small paintings on copper to Antoine, and austere, larger peasant scenes to Louis. This division of hands will be found in almost all the subsequent literature on the artists, although it must be stressed that there is no evidence at all to support it. Great efforts have also been made to identify works by Mathieu, since he survived his brothers by nearly 30 years and presumably continued to paint after their deaths in 1648. However, no such activity after 1648 is securely documented, and none of the surviving works bears a date later than 1647; and the arguments for a separate Mathieu oeuvre, though cogent, should not be regarded as conclusive. The outstanding feature of the work of the Le Nain brothers, and the basis of their celebrity since the mid-19th century, is the artists treatment of the poor.

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