Crépuscule [Evening] 1892 Oil on canvas H. 32; W. 46 cm Musée d'Orsay Paris, France Charles Guilloux, a modest employee at the Bibliothèque Nationale, was a self-taught artist placed in the Symbolist movement by the critics of the time. From 1891, his works were successfully received at exhibitions held by the Independent Artists Society, then, shortly afterwards, at the Impressionists and Symbolists exhibitions at the Barc de Boutteville
Yellow sunflower fields, and blue skies. Pale stone houses, terra-cotta roof tiles and shutters of lavender. Picture perfect. For now, the wind is no more than a murmour in the absolute quiet of the country side.