Old Houses in Normandie 

Robert Henri painted "Old Houses in Normandie" using oil on canvas. At first glance, the buildings and open road occupy most of the view, with a band of sky completing the scene. The palette is subdued, with soft greens, browns, and grays dominating. Henri's composition emphasizes geometric forms, particularly triangles in the roofs of the houses and rectangles in their facades. The structure of the village becomes a study in angles and planes, which hints at the underlying order he perceived in the scene before him. Henri’s loose brushstrokes and muted colors function as signs to suggest the rustic nature of the village. The figures are treated almost abstractly; they are reduced to simple shapes. In viewing this scene, we may recognize Henri's awareness of how art can reflect both the visible world and the deeper structures. "Old Houses in Normandie" is not just a representation of a place but an exploration of form and structure.