Murol in the Snow

Victor Charreton (1864-1936) was a French painter known for the luminous, coloristically rich landscape paintings that make him one of the most accomplished painters of the French Post-Impressionist tradition. Murol in the Snow from c. 1920 depicts the village of Murol in the Auvergne region of France in the snow in the luminous, coloristically rich manner that distinguishes Charreton's best work from the more general landscape painting of his contemporaries. Charreton was known for his luminous, coloristically rich landscapes of the French countryside, and the c. 1920 date places this in his most productive period.

Murol in the Snow is important in the history of French landscape painting because it demonstrates the luminous, coloristically rich manner that Charreton brought to landscape as one of the most accomplished painters of the French Post-Impressionist tradition. Charreton's luminous, coloristically rich landscapes—combining the luminous effect of the French countryside with the rich color that is his most distinctive contribution—represent one of the most accomplished traditions in French Post-Impressionist landscape painting, and the c. 1920 painting shows this tradition at its most luminous.

Murol in the Snow is Charreton's luminous Post-Impressionist landscape: the village of Murol in the snow rendered in the coloristically rich manner of one of the most accomplished painters of the French Post-Impressionist tradition. The c. 1920 painting shows the combination of luminous effect with rich color that makes Charreton one of the most accomplished Post-Impressionist landscape painters.