Alfredo Andersen maintained an interest in the portrayal of the real throughout his career - developing a language influenced by Romanticism, Realism and Impressionism -, but the themes and the pictorial treatment diversify over time."Residence of the Laforge Family" shows the painter's record of the residence of Charles Laforge, a French engineer who arrived in Curitiba in the early twentieth century to work in the utility company for lighting and tram services.