Belgian painting & selected original art of the 20th century
Ferdinand PIRE (*1943), "La Révélation"
4500 EUR
Mecislas de Rakowski - Late Impressionist with Polish roots
This oil painting by Mécislas de Rakowski depicts a landscape in the style of late Impressionism.
The tranquil lake reflects the light of the sky in subtle nuances of color and is framed by lush vegetation and an idyllic country house in the distance.
The composition is based on a serene horizontal structure in which the shoreline, vegetation, and sky are reflected and condensed in the water.
The impasto technique creates a vibrant surface texture, while the modulated greens and refracted light reflections evoke a subtle sense of atmospheric depth.
An ideal painting for collectors of Impressionist art and early 20th-century European landscape painting.
About the artist:
Mieczysław (Mécislas) de Rakowski (1882 Wieckowice/Poland - 1947 Jambes/Belgium)
Mieczysław (Mécislas) de Rakowski was a Polish landscape painter.
He received his artistic training at several European art centers, including Kraków, Munich, Florence, and Paris. After moving to Belgium in 1920, he developed his major body of work, which focuses primarily on the landscape of the Meuse region and the area around Namur.
His exhibitions in Liège, Brussels, and Namur, as well as acquisitions by public institutions—including the city of Namur and the National Museum in Kraków—attest to his contemporary recognition.
