Charles Michel (liège 1874 – Mexico City 1967) – Fountain, Oil On Canvas, Brussels

Charles Michel (Liège 1874 – Mexico City 1967) – Fountain, oil on canvas, Brussels

Charles Michel (1874–1967)
Fountain – View of an Old City

Oil on canvas depicting an elegant, monumental fountain at the heart of an old square, bustling with people, in a luminous atmosphere with warm tones and free-flowing brushstrokes.

The work exemplifies the style of Charles Michel, a Belgian painter, watercolorist, illustrator, and poster artist who trained at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Liège and later in Paris. His work is particularly appreciated for his landscapes, urban scenes, and compositions sensitive to light.

Signature: Charles Michel, lower left.
Technique: oil on canvas.
Canvas dimensions: 50 × 40 cm.
Dimensions with frame: approximately 65 × 55 cm.
Period: first half of the 20th century.

On the reverse, there is an old label from the Galerie de la Toison d’Or, 13 avenue de la Toison d’Or, Brussels, bearing the handwritten note “Exhibitor: Charles Michel No. 25.” A second label reads “Frames & Gilding – Gabriel Van Thienen, 28 rue de l’Enclume, Brussels.”

Fine Brussels provenance and original carved and gilded wooden frame.