Paintings by subject: children
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The published portraits of children fall into two broad groups. Sitters shown in composed interiors and finished dress are generally those of more privileged households. Sitters in working dress, school black or service clothing are shown in plainer settings.
The grouping is documentary, based on costume and setting as recorded in the paintings and in the catalogues.
Works listed on this page are compiled from published catalogues and open sources. Inclusion is documentary and does not constitute an attribution or a catalogue raisonné entry.
| RICH CHILDREN | ||
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| 1915 The fat girl |
1916 Little Lucienne |
1916 Blue Eyes boy |
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| 1916 Blue eyes boy seated with plants |
1917 Boy seated |
1917 Woman in yellow |
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| 1917 Louise |
1918 Alice |
1918 Boy |
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| 1918 Girl with cap |
1918 Girl with Pigtails |
1918 Girl |
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| 1918 Two girls |
1918 Girl in blue |
1918 Seated boy with stripes shirt |
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| 1918 Boy in short pants |
1919 Red haired young men |
1919 Student |
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| 1919 Girl seated with loose hair |
1919 Girl with a polka-dot blouse |
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| WORKING CLASS CHILDREN | ||
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| 1915 Louise |
1915 La petite Louise |
1916 Girl with sailor neck |
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| 1916 Servant |
1916 Servant seated |
1918 The son of the concierge |
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| 1918 Marie (the little Marie) |
1918 Servant Girl |
1918 Girl in a Sailor's Blouse |
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| 1918 Girl |
1918 Girl standing in black pinafore |
1918 Girl seated in dark dress |
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| 1918 Burgundian |
1918 Servant |
1918 Young peasant |
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| 1918 Boy in blue vest |
1919 Boy leaned at a table |
1918 Peasant boy, elbow at the table |
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| 1919 Seated boy |
1919 Boy with cap |
1919 Seated boy with cap |
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| 1919 Paulette Jourdain |
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