Undergrowth, clearings and enchanted worlds

The forest transforms light and time: path, pond, rider or solitary figure become clues to a world larger than the gaze.

The forest is one of the great landscape laboratories. In Flemish tradition, Simon de Vlieger, Vroom and the Brueghels built an abundant space where trees, water, travelers and animals multiplied the plans. In the 19th century, Carlos de Haes looked for the structure of the grove in front of the motif, while Théodore Rousseau, Diaz de la Pena and the painters of Barbizon gave Fontainebleau an almost historical monumentality. In the 19th century, Carlos de Haes looked for the structure of the grove in front of the motif, while Théodore Rousseau, Diaz de la Pena and the painters of Barbizon gave Fontainebleau an almost historical monumentality. The undergrowth also becomes a place of modern color in Pissarro, Seurat, Corinth, Valadon and Ensor. Other traditions invest it with stories: The undergrowth also becomes a place of modern color in Pissarro, Seurat, Corinth, Valadon or Ensor. Other traditions invest it with stories: The undergrowth also becomes a place of modern color in Pissarro, Seurat, Corinth, Valadon or Ensor. Other traditions invest it with stories: The undergrowth also becomes a place of modern color in Pissarro, Seurat, Corinth, Valadon or Ensor. Other meeting of witches. The collection goes from the naturalist survey to the interior vision. The "Forest landscapes and undergrowth" selection notably compares Bosquet (stone monastery) and Forest. Its reading favors color.

The forest never shows everything: each trunk hides a depth, each clearing promises another light.