Victor Gabriel Gilbert — Boys at the Pâtisserie · Art Postcard

Before a pâtisserie window lettered "Petits Fours," a boy in a rust-red smock clutches a pastry tight to his chest as if guarding a small treasure, while a boy in blue with a black bow gestures at him and a smaller boy in a red cap simply looks on. Trays of cakes glow warm in the green-framed shop window behind them, the whole scene built on that particular childhood mix of temptation, teasing and triumph. Victor Gabriel Gilbert catches three very different reactions to the same small windfall, which gives the group scene more life than a single figure could. A sweet pick for anyone who loves bakery or childhood imagery, at 10×15 cm on 350 g/m² card stock. Browse more treats in the food and sweets collection.