Marthe Guillain, Charleroi, 1890-1974, Bosvoorde

Flower stillife
Oil on canvas, 100 x 74 cm.
Signed lower right M Guillain
Painted about 1925

Paintress from the Belgian fauvistic school, the work was influenced by the prevailing Paris tradition.
She was married with Medard Maertens who influenced her in this period. The work has strong use of paint and color.