The Road pencil drawing Rake and shovel are partly

Rake and shovel are partly in the dark

9" / 27cm x 33cm

3" x 11" / 34

Oil on canvas signed Paul Louis Mestrallet and dated 1922 (1886-1961)

The artist exhibited in Paris from 1842 to 1851

The Road pencil drawing Rake and shovel are partlyA landscape of striking light and dark contrasts. This painting on wood is signed below on the right, Thunus. According to our sources, the artist is of Belgium heritage and affiliated to the artistic group, the Luminists. Thulus was part of the Ligeoise School of Landscapes, which was in vogue between 1880 and 1950. The movement arose in the Ardennes and was strongly influenced by the French Impressionists. And like them, the Belgian Luminists