This impressionist oil painting captures a serene landscape along the Epte river. A dense row of tall, slender poplar trees stands along the right riverbank, their leafy green and yellowish foliage creating a rhythmic vertical pattern that stretches toward the center of the composition. The river occupies the foreground and left side of the scene, acting as a mirror for the sky and the surrounding trees, with deep blues and soft greens blending into shimmering light.
Beyond the poplars, a secondary, more distant line of trees softens into the horizon, suggesting a deeper forest or thicket. The sky above is filled with fluffy, textured clouds that drift across patches of pale blue, rendered with the loose, visible brushstrokes characteristic of the Impressionist movement. The overall composition balances the strong verticality of the trees against the horizontal expanse of the water.
The colour palette is dominated by cool tones, including various shades of blue, sage green, and soft olive, accented by the warmer golden hues of the trees. The light feels bright and diffuse, typical of a daytime scene with gentle cloud cover. The painterly application of pigment creates a sense of movement and atmosphere, blurring the edges where the water meets the trees and sky. The artist's signature is subtly visible in the bottom right corner.