Technique

Peasant women standing under a tree, Private Collection

Sombre greys and browns are illuminated by patches of bright blue sky seen through the scudding clouds, and touches of red in the women's attire. The paper looks like medium weight laid paper. It was painted very freely, the washes allowed to drip and blur, as they do to particular effect in the stormy sky. A pointed brush was wriggled around, leaving areas of paper or previous washes bare.