Together with Paul Gauguin, Paul Sérusier is one of the artists who made Pont-Aven famous. It was during a stay in the city of painters that he created this work inspired by a moment of everyday life. The canvas is built starting from an oblique that divides two large areas of color, one cold in the background (bluish tones) and the other warm (ocher tones) with the pigs in the foreground.

The workmanship of this painting is representative of the aesthetics of the Pont-Aven school, which simplifies the line and enhances the color. It should also be noted the audacity of the shot, which divides the upper part of the woman's body, in addition to the leg alone, capturing the foreshortening to signify movement, undoubtedly influenced by the nascent photography and the framing of Japanese prints that begin to circulate in France.

© Procolor - Laurent Bruneau