Provence nude portrait Date: Around 1940

Date: Around 1940

20th century Belgian School oil painting on carton signed Joris De Bruyne (1896-1965) in the lower right

creating decorative works for prestigious establishments in Lyon

1"/ 64cm x 64cm

Oil painting on canvas signed E

Provence nude portrait Date: Around 1940A 20th Century French School oil painting on canvas. The work has a little texture to the touch. A beautiful, matte oil painting on thick hemp canvas. The natural fibers of the canvas absorb the oil and create a painting with an inward perspective, almost dream like. In the foreground of the painting, we see strong, generous brushstrokes for flora, and in the distance, the sky looks almost painted by fingerprints, so absorbed are the brushstrokes. An