The Dutch Village

Magnificent impressionist style oil painting on stretched canvas from Belgium, signed Louis Deraymaeker(1905 - 1976) dated 1953.

Louis was part of the Flemish school, and was born in Vilvorde, near Brussels, in 1905. He was a pupil of Henry Duquennoy and Constant Leemans. He exhibited regularly in the capitol and he was a member of the "Portaels à Vilvorde" circle, where he exhibited from 1928 to 1971. He died in Dortmund in 1976.

This is one of our rare paintings which does not come from France. The painting represents a Flemish village on a sunny day with a bright wild sky. The texture forms a gradient, and the clear blue sky is filled with light, contrasting the sober browns of the village. 

• Overall size: 21.2" x 25.1" / 54cm x 64cm.
• Size without the frame: 14.9" x 18.8" / 38.5cm x 48cm. 
• Provenance: Belgium. 
• Signed: Yes, L. Deraymaeker.
• Date: 1953.
• Condition: The canvas is in very good condition, despite a rear patch (1-2 ") after restoration at the left level of the sky and there is just below (1") a superficial notch in the canvas (1 "), difficult to see because it, too, hidden in the clouds of the stage. The colors and sparkles have lost none of their post-war beauty. The wooden and stucco frame has small losses and chips. There is area chipping of the dark parts of the main frame, mostly in the outside corners.
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