The boat trip, circa 1900

Oil on canvas signed lower left

Dimensions: 61 x 50 cm.

With frame: 80 x 69 cm

On the banks of the Marne or the Seine, an elegant woman concealed by her parasol is about to leave for a boat trip. Further on, the eye rests on red boats, signified by a simple line.

The vegetation and the water are underlined by a few dark circles, typical of the painter's palette.

The painter makes the water ripple, encompasses the gaze in shades of blue and green. From Claude Monet, whom he admired, he retains his impressionist sensitivity in the treatment of light. Painter of suggestion rather than description, his drawing prefers a light, broad and brushed touch.

Edmond Lempereur painted landscapes around Paris, the banks of the Marne and the Seine, racetracks, brasserie and café scenes, taverns, café-concerts. The artist died prematurely, at the age of 33. French painter, designer and engraver, he is a member of the Société des Artistes Indépendants.  A posthumous exhibition of his body of work took place in 1926.