Framed Oil Painting on Canvas by Désiré Merny (1865–1947) 'Country Road at Dusk'

Stock Number: 2601-26203

20H x 29W x 1.5D

Price: $1,280

Location: Dallas

Framed Oil Painting on Canvas by Désiré Merny (1865–1947) 'Country Road at Dusk'

This framed oil painting on canvas by Belgian painter Désiré Merny captures a quiet rural landscape beneath a broad, weather-filled sky.  A winding road leads the eye into the distance through low rolling ground and open fields, rendered in soft earthy greens, browns, and blue-grays.  The composition has a restrained, poetic mood, with as much importance given to the shifting sky as to the land itself.  Signed lower right and presented in a gilt frame, it is a strong example of Merny’s atmospheric landscape painting and his enduring affection for the countryside of Belgium.
Biography
Désiré François Merny was a Belgian painter and watercolorist, born in Namur in 1865 and died there in 1947.  He studied at the Académie des Beaux-Arts de Namur under Louis Bonet and Théodore Baron, later becoming a professor there and eventually serving as director from 1917 to 1939.  He was known primarily for landscape painting, especially views of the Meuse region, Namur, the Lesse, and the Ardennes.
Circa 1910
Measures 20H x 29W x 1.5D
Available for pickup at our Dallas Design District Showroom in Dallas Texas