artporn @lemm.ee ickplant @lemmy.world 12 mo. ago

Goodbye! by Alfred Guillou (1892)

Essentially French, though of Celtic Brittonic or Breton heritage as these people exist in Brittany, France, Alfred Guillou had his painting debut in 1868. About this time, Guillou and other painters formed the Concarneau Art Colony near Pont-Aven, France, attracting painters such as Charles Cottet and Paul Gauguin. A prime example of Guillou’s penchant for depicting the lives of fishermen, Guillou painted Goodbye! a decidedly romantic composition which has become famous in Brittany and around the world.

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A bit more info on the piece: this is a father giving a last kiss to the body of his son he found during a shipwreck.
Does anyone know where the love of God goes when the waves turn the minutes to hours?
It is so refreshing to see a painting on lemmy instead of a bunch of dumb ai “art” for a change. This is amazing thank you for sharing.

Edit: I forgot the quotation marks.
- Glad you like it, I thought it was a very touching piece considering what it's depicting. I'm also a huge fan of real art.
  
  Agreed, I think there’s something undefinable about art like this. Completely, undeniably beautiful, while everything about it is devastating. It’s almost like a magic trick. Incongruent feelings in harmony.

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