In July - before noon or The orchard, Théo van Rysselberghe
Here, Van Rysselberghe is mainly concerned with the depiction of the summery atmosphere and the bright light. The five women have no contact with each other and are all engaged in their own activity. This reinforces the atmosphere of peace and tranquillity on this summer afternoon and lends the scene a timeless character.
Maria Monnom
Van Rysselberghe began this painting in the summer of 1889. The woman in the blue dress in Maria Monnom, with whom he would marry in the autumn. That summer, the Monnom family stayed in Thuin, in southern Belgium. The garden shown here is probably the orchard of the nearby Abbey of Aulne.
