February

Ethel Quixano Henriques 1868 - 1936

Summary

An impressionist view of suburban houses, positioning the viewer looking across snow-covered rooftops and smoking chimneys, with bare snowladen trees in the foreground. The sky is a pale shade of pink and grey, further evoking a fresh, late winter scene. The close layering of buildings in this painting emphasises an architecturally crowded suburban area. The paintwork is somewhat textured, especially in the sky region, with rich use of colour and heavy tonal variety across the rest of the picture.