| Albert Charpin | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Albert Charpin |
| Born | 30 January 1842 Grasse, France |
| Died | 1924 Asnières-sur-Seine |
| Nationality | French |
| Field | Painting |
| Movement | Barbizon school |
| Works | Troupeau dans la Camargue, Soir d’automne en Sologne, Le soir dans les Alpes Maritimes, Tropeau fayant l’or |
| Influenced by | Charles-François Daubigny |
Albert Charpin, born in Grasse, Alpes-Maritimes in 1842, died in Asnières-sur-Seine in 1924. He was a naturalist painter. He painted real objects in a natural setting. (Naturalism is an extension of realism. The term was created by Emile Zola.) A pupil of Charles-François Daubigny, Charpin was a painter of natural landscapes with, typically, a shepherdess and her guardian-dog taking care of animals, cows or sheep. Characteristic of his paintings are the natural poses and serenity of his actors, in a context of early morning light, with cloudy skies. He was a well-known member of the Barbizon School. One of his paintings, "Le Retour à la Ferme", is at the Musée des Beaux-Arts at Chambéry in Savoie. His paintings can also found in museums and private collections elsewhere in Europe and in the Americas.