Paul Peel spent much of the summer of 1887 in the French fishing port of Étaples-sur-mer, Pas-de-Calais, site of a colony of international artists. It was in Étaples that he found local girl, Marie, who became a favoured model for a series of figure paintings completed in 1888. In this canvas, originally titled “The Young … Continue reading Paul Peel “The Young Gleaner” – Spring Live Auction of Artwork from An Important Private Collection (June 8th at 7 pm EDT)