L'œuvre en bref

A river flows through the composition, bathed in diffuse light. On the left, a dark quay is home to two small human figures. On the right, an angular factory releases black smoke from a tall chimney. In the centre of the scene, a solitary boat glides across the water. The landscape is shrouded in thick fog, softening the contours and blurring the colours.

The colours are pale and nuanced with grey, light yellow and blue, applied in small, regular strokes. The water reflects the light from the sky, creating a shimmering effect across the surface. Trees, chimneys and boat masts appear in the background as blurred shapes. The pointillist treatment gives the painting a hazy appearance. This representation of Île Lacroix in Rouen illustrates the contrast between industrial activity and the calm of the river, in an almost silent, misty atmosphere.

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