His works
French pictorial life in the 19th century was to a large extent marked by the discovery of outdoor painting, and Auguste Durst threw himself into this nature with a vengeance. Auguste Durst's work fits perfectly into this evolution of painting in the 1880s with its impressionist aesthetic. More than to impressionism, his work weaves a strong affinity with the "Barbizon School" of which he is one of the many heirs. His landscapes have the effect of a corner of nature where observation is spontaneous, direct, and gives an intimate appearance in itself. Naturalistic themes, sensitive observation in front of the motif, restriction of the use of black tones, spontaneous touch are the founding principles.
Daughters of the farmer, 1887. Oil on canvas, 174 x 130 cm. Private collection
End of lunch, 1890. Oil on canvas, 80 x 60 cm. Private collection
Road leading to the farm. Oil on canvas, 30 x 40 cm. Private collection
Goose keeper, 1890. Oil on canvas, 60 x 100 cm. Private collection
Woman with a red umbrella. Oil on canvas, 41 x 60 cm. Private collection
A lock on the Béthune, Saint-Vaast d'Equiqueville, 1911. Oil on canvas. 185 x 135 cm. Private collection
Seen through my window. Oil on canvas. Salon de la Société nationales des Beaux-Arts, 1914
Farm yard. In front of the meadow. Oil on canvas. Private collection
Flowering apple trees, with geese and ducks. Oil on canvas. 42 x 62 cm. Private collection
Farmhouse with red roofs. Oil on canvas. 38 x 55 cm. Private collection
Hay clods, in grey weather. Oil on canvas. 42 x 63 cm. Private collection
Hay wheels, Ricarville, 1898. Watercolour. 22 x 32 cm. Private collection
Farm, in Saint-Vaast d'Équiqueville. Oil on canvas. 42 x 61 cm. Private collection
Close in the distance. Oil on canvas. 42 x 61 cm. Private collection
Meadow behind the farm. Oil on canvas. 59 x 92 cm. Private collection
Bridge over the river. Oil on canvas. 46 x 64 cm. Private collection
Old cottage in Saint-Vaast. Oil on canvas. Salon de la Société nationale des Beaux-Arts, 1910
Farm at Genouillac in spring, Gironde. Oil on canvas. Salon de la Société nationale des Beaux-Arts, 1907
Lock, banks of the Béthune River. Watercolour. 22 x 32 cm. Private collection
Naked lying near a river (not finished). Watercolour. 22 x 32 cm Private collection
Shepherd and his sheep on the way. Watercolour. 22 x 32 cm Private collection
Descent on Saint-Vaast, 1906. Watercolour. 22 x 32 cm Private collection
Church, Gironde. Watercolour. 22 x 32 cm. Private collection
Roadside farm. Watercolour. 22 x 32 cm. Private collection
Naked from behind (Fanflette, the model). Oil on canvas, Private collection
Naked lying in the workshop. 151 x 180 cm. Oil on canvas. Not located
Self-portrait. circa 1865. Oil on canvas. Private collection
A peasant girl in a garden. Oil on canvas. 113 x 82 cm. Private collection
Mansion, Sainte Beuve. Oil on canvas. 22 x 32 cm. Private collection
River, the Béthune. Oil on canvas. 22 x 32 cm. Private collection
Forest edge. Oil on canvas. 22 x 32 cm. Private collection
Norman orchard, autumn. Oil on canvas. Private collection
Cows and turkeys in a meadow, Normandy. Oil on canvas. 60 x 93 cm. Private collection
Back to the farm. Oil on canvas. Private collection
Naked (study). Oil on canvas. 60 x 78 cm. Private collection
Lying woman. Oil on canvas.. 71 x 115 cm. Private collection
Farm yard, laundry. Oil on canvas. 40 x 60 cm. Private collection
Still life with fruit. Oil on canvas. 50 x 67 cm. Private collection
Riversides, the Béthune, Oil on canvas. Private collection
Linen laid in front of the cottage. Oil on canvas. 30 x 36 cm. Not located
Chickens and children in the field, Ferme de Normandie. Oil on canvas. 81 x 54 cm. Private collection
Farmer in the sun (hand on forehead). Oil on canvas. 114 x 81 cm. Private collection
Snow geese in front of the farm. Oil on panel. 44 x 54 cm. Not located
Cow herd in the orchard. Oil on canvas. 72,5 x 115 cm. Not located
On the banks of the Béthune, Normandy. Watercolor. Private collection
Freuleville, May 1902. Watercolour. Private Collection
St Igny's farm, Normandy. Watercolor. Private collection
Georges Vallée, Portrait of Auguste Durst, November, 1911. Pastel, enhanced with white. Private Collection
Road to Normandy, June 1899. Watercolour. Private collection
Court Jean Louis, Normandy farm. Watercolour. Private collection