He painted only in periods, mainly landscapes and seascapes with dramatic waves and skies.

[1] He painted choppy sea in the storm with seething waves, clouds of rebellion and burnings that whips against the rocky shores.

In the 1870s he spent time with several young artists such as Carl Larsson and others in Grez-sur-Loing then himself began attempts in painting.

It is a landscape painting, with a town in the distance, its tallest building reflected in the water's surface.

The painting is dominated by the dark colors of the high sky and clouds, with a color scheme in white, black and gray, with the brightly lit town's trees depicted in green.