Henri Moret spent most of his life in Brittany painting evocative Impressionist landscapes. His artistic career began after completing his formal education at the Ecole National des Beaux-Arts under Jean-Paul Laurens and Jean-Leon Gerome. It's interesting to note that Moret rejected his academic training in favor of the painting techniques of the Impressionists. In 1888, he moved to Pont-Aven where he worked alongside his friends, Paul Gaugin and Emile Bernard and was introduced to the tenets of Symbolism. After Gaugin left Pont-Aven in 1891, however, Moret returned to his earlier Impressionist style. In 1896, he settled in the nearby fishing village of Doelen where his art, a combination of Impressionist handling of the paint and the subjective treatment of color, reached its maturity.

His views of the Breton landscape almost always include elements of water (the Belon river, the ocean or the bay of Douarnenez). He also found fascinating subject matter in the towering cliffs, wind-blown grasses on seaside hills, and stormy skies.

Moret leads the viewer to observe beauty in nature's awesome power. Utilizing a vibrant palette of lush greens, deep blues, and fiery peachs, he provides the viewer with an array of rich contrasting colors to consider. In particular, he lavishes the canvas with dominant, jewel-like blues.

He traditionally incorporates two small figures in his landscapes, whether women with grazing cows, men fishing, or people sailing, all are seen utilizing this seemingly inhospitable landscape in a symbiotic manner.