Avant L'orage Barbizon painting The work is signed Villemain

The work is signed Villemain (19th & 20th century) and dated June 86 for 1886

Creation date: Circa 1930-40

in Antwerp

he joined the Fauvist movement and exhibited his paintings extensively in Europe and the United States

It is signed in the lower right hand corner

Avant L'orage Barbizon painting The work is signed Villemain20th century oil painting on hardboard, signed F. Gantois (20th century) in the lower right. A countryside landscape featuring dense clusters of foliage in the foreground, mirroring the choppy movement and unrest of the sky through both texture and color, as well as the interplay of light and shadow. The perspective draws the eye toward a distant outcropping of trees beneath a heavy, overcast sky. Parts of the landscape were executed with a palette