Departure at the Station - Impressionist Watercolour

Description:
This charming and atmospheric watercolor captures a bustling train station scene with figures in period dress preparing to board or disembark from a steam locomotive. A red carriage stretches across the midground, its windows animated with passengers, while trails of steam rise into a softly rendered sky. The figures, delicately suggested with loose, expressive brushstrokes and muted colors, evoke a sense of movement and daily life. A woman with a white parasol in the foreground draws the viewer's eye, highlighting the social atmosphere of travel during the era.

Provenance:
Private collection (details unknown)

Exhibition History:
Not recorded

Notes:
This work beautifully reflects the Impressionist interest in modern life and transitory moments, echoing influences from artists such as Claude Monet, Edgar Degas or Jean Béraud in its choice of subject and technique.