Emile Joseph Patoux (mellet, 1893 - Brussels, 1985). "water Mill". Around 1920.

Original wooden frame (usual wear). Frame dimensions: 69 x 79 cm. Painting dimensions: 57 x 67 cm.
Provenance: the artist's family. Name on the back of the board. Unsigned.
Emile Joseph Patoux (Mellet, 1893 - Brussels, 1985).
Belgian painter. He studied at the academies of Nivelles, Brussels and The Hague. Painter and architect, he is professor and director of the Academy of Watermael-Boitsfort. He creates realistic portraits, nudes and landscapes with fresh and clear colors, imbued with a joyful atmosphere. In the 1920s, he adopted a divisionist technique of an impressionist character. He is the author of cartoons for stained glass windows and paintings for the decoration of buildings in Brussels Maritime, as well as the ornamentation of the Tervuren Palace.