The Pines of the Ile St. Morah 1912

Maxime Maufra probably made this landscape painting with oil on canvas at some point in his life. It's interesting how the brushstrokes give us a sense of movement, like the wind rustling through the pines. The color palette is quite muted, mostly greens and browns, but the way he layers the paint adds depth and texture. You can almost feel the roughness of the tree bark and the softness of the grass beneath your feet. The trunk of the tree on the left side is particularly striking. The way he uses different shades of brown and grey to capture the play of light and shadow is really effective. It's like he's not just painting a tree, but capturing a moment in time, a specific experience of being in nature. Maybe he was looking at Corot, maybe Cezanne. Ultimately, Maufra's work invites us to slow down, to take a closer look at the world around us, and to appreciate the beauty of the everyday.