Trees at the Lake in Trivaux
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A woodland scene constructed with fluid brushwork and a restrained palette of cool greens, greys, and muted blues. A single, thick reddish-brown tree trunk anchors the right foreground, its bare branches reaching across the top of the canvas. In the background, vertical lines of darker trunks and simplified patches of green foliage suggest the depth of the forest bordering the lake. Painted around 1916, this work reflects a period where Henri Matisse moved away from the highly saturated colors of Fauvism, opting instead for a more geometric and structural approach to nature.