Les rives de l'Eure

At the turn of the century, Loiseau was living in Saint-Cyr-du-Vaudreuil near the confluence of the Eure and the Seine. Here he became inspired by the tall poplar trees that lined the banks of the Eure and, like Monet had before him, began to explore the ever-changing effects of light as it filtered through the trees and landed in rippling reflections on the surface of the river. The artist was greatly influenced by Monet and, as early as 1904, had been compared favourably to him by Louis Vauxcelles in Gil Blas, who commented that of all the young artists, Loiseau truly understood the lessons of the master. Just as Monet had painted a series of pictures of poplars ten years earlier on the Epte, so too was Loiseau now engaged in his own experimental series painting.

Didier Imbert Fine Arts will include this painting in their forthcoming Loiseau catalogue raisonn.