César PATTEIN (1850-1931). Young farm girl with sickle. Oil on canvas signed and dated 1889 lower right. Height : 77 cm - Width : 104 cm Provenance : Sale to Maître Briest at Drouot Richelieu on 18/06/1986. Note: César Pattein was a latecomer to painting, preferring landscape to history, inspired by Flemish nature. He befriended the painter Jules Breton, with whom he exhibited regularly at the Salon from 1882. In his compositions, Pattein often depicts children from Flanders, for whom he feels a deep tenderness. At his exhibitions, he likes to tell their stories, knowing each of their first names and even asking their advice on the choice of colors for their clothes.