Le Cirque

20th century Belgian school oil painting on wood signed Pol François Mathieu (1895-1979) and dated '44 lower right. The work has a little texture to the touch.

A rare Impressionist subject features a figure near a traveling circus installation with the red caravan parked under a tree in front of a blue tent with a multicolored canopy. The brushstrokes are rapid, visible, and expansive. The emotionally charged technique and robust colors combined with various geometric shapes and lines, imparts significant movement to the scene. 

• Overall size: 16.1" x 20" / 41.5cm x 51.5cm.  
  
• Size without the frame: 11.8" x 15.3" / 30.5cm x 39.5cm.
  
• Country: Belgium. 
• Signed: Pol François Mathieu (1895-1979).
• Date: 1944.
• Condition: The panel is in very good condition, protected by its varnish, which is occasionally visible on the trees. The period frame, made of wood and stucco, has multiple impacts and some traces.
  
• Materials: Oil on a wooden panel with a wood and stucco frame.
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