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Le bon Dieu chez les enfants Pl.04 (1920)

Francis Jammes (French, unknown)

A child’s hand reaches toward the divine, bathed in soft light. The air hums with quiet reverence, innocence brushing against something sacred. Shadows cradle the moment—simple, yet heavy with unspoken grace.
Best Friends

Sophie Anderson (English, 1987–2023)

Two girls sit close, heads tilted together in quiet conversation. One holds a book, the other leans in, their shared secret hovering between them. The warmth of their bond radiates from the canvas, a fleeting childhood moment frozen in time.
Le petit poucet (1904)

A. Guillon (French, unknown)

A child clutches a handful of pebbles, eyes wide with determination. The forest looms behind him, shadows stretching like grasping fingers. A fairy tale moment frozen—small against the vast unknown, yet stubbornly hopeful. Those tiny stones might just save him.
Le Chérubin de Mozart (ca 1904)

Jacques-Émile Blanche (French, 1861–1942)

A young child, dressed in delicate white, holds a violin with tentative grace. The soft brushstrokes blur the line between innocence and artistry, as if music itself might slip from their fingers. Something unspoken lingers in their distant gaze—a quiet tension between youth and the weight of talent.
Mother and Child (1860s)

Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot (French, 1796–1875)

A woman cradles her child in soft twilight, their forms blending with the muted landscape. Her hand rests lightly on the small back, fingers curled in quiet protection. The scene holds neither joy nor sorrow—just the unspoken weight of motherhood suspended in the gathering dusk.
Femme et Enfant au Bord de la Mer, Étretat (1865)

Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot (French, 1796–1875)

A woman stands with a child by the sea, the waves lapping at the shore. The coast stretches behind them, muted tones blending sky and water. Their figures are still, almost part of the landscape, as if time has paused with the tide. The air feels heavy with salt and quiet.
Soap Bubbles (ca. 1859)

Thomas Couture (French, 1815–1879)

A boy leans in, eyes wide, as a fragile soap bubble floats between his fingers. The shimmering sphere catches the light, its fleeting beauty mirrored in his rapt expression. Around him, other children watch, their faces alight with wonder at this tiny, transient world about to vanish.
Little Miss Muffet (1880s)

Francis Donkin Bedford (English, 1864–1954)

A girl in a blue dress sits startled, her bowl overturned. A spider dangles nearby—its legs outstretched, poised to land. The scene hums with childhood fear, that split-second before a scream.
Man with children (1914-18)

Zygmunt Waliszewski (Polish, 1897–1936)

A father stands surrounded by children, their faces blurred yet alive with movement. The figures lean into each other, a tangle of limbs and shared warmth. Shadows pool around them, but the group glows—a fleeting, intimate knot of family before the moment unravels.