The Leye in March - Modest Huys (1874 - 1932)

Oil on canvas
Signed lower right: "M. Huys"

A dedication on the backside: "To my friend Georges, with friendship. Zonne-Huys-Zulte, 5 June 1927."

Modest Huys was a Flemish impressionisten luminist painter, who is regarded as one of the greatest Belgian painters of the 20th century.

In 1926, he built his ideal home-studio in the "Zonnehuys" in Zulte, this was near the river Leye.

His works can be found in cities all over the world, including Antwerp, Brussels, München, New Orleans, New York, Paris and Zürich.