Poplars in Spring 

Gustave Loiseau created this vibrant landscape of "Poplars in Spring" using oil on canvas. The painting’s dominant feature is a row of slender poplar trees, rising vertically against a backdrop of soft, spring sky. These verticals create a strong structural rhythm that is at once calming and uplifting. Loiseau's use of colour is striking. Patches of green dominate the lower half, suggesting a lush hillside, while the upper portion is filled with the sky. The brushstrokes themselves are short and textured, giving the painting a lively, animated quality. It suggests the sensation of light filtering through foliage and the gentle movement of air. The formal interplay between the vertical trees and the horizontal landscape challenges our perception of space. Loiseau invites us to reflect on how we perceive and categorise the natural world. In doing so, this quietly profound artwork destabilizes conventional representations of landscape.