Victor Gabriel Gilbert — A Winter Errand · Art Postcard

Bundled in a blue cap, scarf and tunic with tall boots, a small child stands on a snow-covered street holding a long baguette balanced in a basket and a metal milk can, sent out on the kind of small household errand that didn't pause for weather. Behind, a greengrocer's stall holds its ground under the snow — a cut pumpkin, cabbages, a basket of red fruit — while flakes keep drifting down over the whole scene. Victor Gabriel Gilbert rarely paints winter, which makes this quiet, cold-cheeked moment stand apart from his sunnier market and garden work. A fitting choice for anyone who collects snow or seasonal imagery, at 10×15 cm on 350 g/m² card stock. From the snowy day postcards collection.