Oil painting on panel, paul mathieu 'impressionist landscape' ca 1915

Very beautiful impressionist landscape, oil painting on cardboard panel circa 1915. Made up of brush strokes in the manner of pointillist painters, the artist used very little material to create his work, many spaces are deliberately unpainted. The style and colors of the house as well as the entire landscape suggest that it is the belgian coast or the north of france (ostend, steene, ...). Sober but sustained, luminous palette, the painting is pleasant and lively. Dimensions with frame: 48 X 63cm. Biography: paul mathieu (1872 - 1932), is a belgian impressionist painter and watercolorist. He trained at the drawing school of saint-josse-ten-noode and at j. Meyer. In his youth, he sought inspiration in the sonian forest. In 1893, he was a founding member of the sillon, where he worked alongside the painter alfred bastien. In 1896, he abandoned still life to become a landscape painter. He was a late belgian representative of impressionism. Paul mathieu appreciated pearly light, clarity, and refined hues. His subjects initially focused on the landscapes of flanders, brabant, campine, and the belgian coast. From the first world war onward, having left belgium to live in paris, he enjoyed depicting the landscapes of île-de-france and provence. He thus acquired great renown in france, which awarded him the legion of honor in 1923. He taught at the royal academy of fine arts in brussels from 1896 to 1932. In 1932, he was appointed vice-president of the royal society of fine arts of belgium. His works can be found in most museums in europe.