Two figures taking a breather in a rural landscape, painted with that slightly cubanist, block‑built shapes, muscular forms in an earthy palette. Everything feels carved rather than painted.
Jos Desmedt (Antwerp, 1894–1970)
Belgian painter, draughtsman, sculptor and muralist.
Antwerp Academy
Mechelen Academy
Brussels Academy
Further study in Paris in the atelier of L.-O. Merson
Professor at the École des Arts et Métiers, Etterbeek
Source:
Dictionnaire biographique arts plastiques en Belgique (2002)
Signed, lower right.
Oil on canvas
Max Width - 92cm / 36”
Max Height - 73cm / 29”
Surface in good condition, frame has a slight twist.
