Willows on the Banks of the Loire Henri-Joseph Harpignies (French, 1819-1916). Willows on the Banks of the Loire, 1893. Oil on canvas, 13 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. ( x cm). Harpignies takes a stand of willow trees as his subject for this sketch, focusing on their distinctive squat trunks and spindly branches, which he traces with long, linear brushstrokes. In contrast to the wispy tree limbs, the pillowy clouds and green foliage are painted thickly in white, yellow, and green. European Art 1893

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