Beautiful Afternoon in Royan 1910

Rupert Bunny painted 'Beautiful Afternoon in Royan' with oil on canvas, though the exact date is unknown. What I love about this piece is how Bunny uses colour to capture the sensation of light and heat on a sunny day. He's applied the paint in loose, visible brushstrokes, giving the whole scene a kind of shimmering, vibrating quality. Look at the way he renders the dresses of the figures on the left, how the lilac and white brushstrokes blend together to create the illusion of fabric, but up close, it's just pure paint. The way Bunny depicts the parasols, with their delicate pinks and whites, is so evocative of those lazy summer days. It reminds me a little of Berthe Morisot, who had a similar talent for capturing the fleeting beauty of everyday life with such immediacy. Ultimately, this painting is less about depicting a specific scene and more about conveying a feeling, the languid pleasure of a beautiful afternoon. Art like this reminds us that there is always more than one way to see, and more than one way to experience the world around us.