La Demeure original inspired a warm

inspired a warm

The work is mostly smooth to the touch

a few sheep graze — rendered in loose

Materials: Oil on stretched canvas

The juxtaposition of brushstrokes and the realistic work of reflections on the water in the foreground is typical of the Impressionist movement

La Demeure original inspired a warmA 19th century oil on canvas signed lower right Boudet (19th20th century) and dated 1902. A quiet view of a large residence or public building set at the rivers edge. The foreground of vegetation and water is handled with loose, impressionistic strokes, while the architecture in the distance appears as a softened silhouette against diffused light. Cool, milky blue tones unify the composition, softening contours and creating a gentle atmospheric haze.