Romantic ruin, camaieu 1945
Oil painting

The willow
Oil painting

« I went to Charenton to see a site. Lucky for me I did it. I found myself in a wonderful dream : the tall trees had kept their majesty ; some of them were blazing  with golden yellow ; and  the enveloping softened atmosphere of October was colouring with a strong tonality, the old mossy stones, washed with rust, blurred with light mauve …  »

Diary - October 10, 1943

Path in the forest 1946
Oil painting