Falling Leaves, Allegory of Autumn, 1872, Oil on canvas, 68 7/8 x 43 1/4 in. (174.9 x 109.9 cm), Paintings, Hugues Merle (French, Saint-Marcellin 1823–1881 Paris), Merle, a friend and sometime rival of Bouguereau, was known for the sentimental images of contented rustic families that he regularly exhibited at the annual Salons. In this painting from 1872, Merle tried his hand at a loosely mythological scene of a languid young woman in the guise of Fall
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Falling Leaves, Allegory, Autumn, 1872, Oil, canvas, 68 7/8 x 43 1/4, 174.9 109.9 cm, Paintings, Hugues Merle, French, Saint-Marcellin, 1823–1881, Paris, Merle, friend, sometime rival, Bouguereau, sentimental images, contented rustic families, regularly exhibited, annual Salons, painting, Merle tried, hand, loosely mythological, scene, languid young, woman, guise, Fall
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