It is a pastoral narrative, as the composition lacks a main element or figure, leaving the landscape as the protagonist, representing an idealised and harmonious rural scene. In his landscapes, chiefly of the beech groves or wetland undergrowth around Olot, rural scenes interpreted in a very agile style imbued with the French “plein air”, he depicts the landscape with great elegance and lyricism, with an air that reflects his studies of light, thanks to the transparent brushstrokes that he was able to achieve with true realism. With fine brushwork, brown, ochre, green and earth shades and the quick brushstroke technique predominate, conveying to us the serenity and detail of the study of nature.

Oil on canvas

77x125 cm

Joaquim Vayreda, 1843 - 1894