Dark Lake signed painting Oil on canvas signed Paul

Oil on canvas signed Paul Louis Mestrallet (1886-1961) and dated 1928

The landscape is divided into two parts with its dark forest mass typical of the Barbizon school and its clear

These two masters had a great influence on his work and in particular

The well-defined lines are contrasted by the misty shapes and give consistency to the whole

coming from Velay and Vivarais

Dark Lake signed painting Oil on canvas signed PaulAntique oil painting from Belgium, from artist Carl Friedrich Werlemann. Werlemann was part of a Flemish painters' collective, called the Cercle d'Art Labeur, co founded In May 1898, by Jules Sbastien Camille Marie Merckaert, a Belgian figurative painter (1872 1924). This Brussels artist collective was an eclectic circle featuring painters, sculptors and musicians. This painting is typical of the French School of the XIXth century, emitting a strong