Garden fragment
1884
oil
From the collection of National Museum in Warsaw
1884
oil
From the collection of National Museum in Warsaw
This painting shows a garden scene with a large tree in the center. The tree has a thick trunk and branches that spread out to the sides. In front of the tree, there are two people sitting on a bench. They are wearing old-fashioned clothes and seem to be talking to each other. The garden is surrounded by a low wall, and there is a gate in the background. The sky above is gray and cloudy. The painting is done in a realistic style, with lots of details and textures. You can see the roughness of the tree bark and the softness of the people's clothes. The painting is held at the National Museum in Warsaw. If you want to learn more about this style of painting, you could look up the technique of chiaroscuro.
