Children playing at the majestic palace the Louvre, which over the last thousand years has been developed into one of the most famous buildings in the world. Philip II had the first part built. Charles V enlarged it and the many generations of Louis made it the center of France. Pinheiro paints in this painting just one corner of the palace in an impressionistic manner. By depicting the children in the foreground, the artist makes the work 'small' and attracts you into the painting and keeps you looking. 

SOLD painting by Oscar Pinheiro

Signed O. Pinheiro lower left

Oil on canvas 

Image size 33,3*41 cm

Framed 44*52 cm

'Biography' Oscar Pinheiro

Known is that Pinheiro was born in Portugal at the end of the XIXth century, he arrived at a young age to France and spent most of his life depicting the Parisian Belle Epoque. Pinheiro excelled at portraying elegant ladies shopping along the Grands Boulevards, lively city streets and the grand Parisian monuments like the Louvre and Versailles. 

Pinheiro painted with pastel tones and not with too much detail to create an overall harmonious composition that allows the eye to move effortlessly across the canvas. The painting seems carefree and breathes an atmosphere of ease and harmony.