Nude painting in the forest was executed 1915 by famous Belgian allegorical , mythological painter, sculptor and poet Auguste Leveque (1864 Nivelles - 1921 Brussel). He studied by Portaels in der School of Fine Arts in Marseille. the artist recieved acknowledge with his symbolic-idealist monumental compositions, nude paintings and landscapes.He worked in Florence and paris also. Works by Leveque : museums of Bruessel, Antwerpen, Gent, Lüttich. Literature: Thieme/Becker "Allgemeines Lexikon der bildenden Künstler von der Antike bis zur Gegenwart"; "Malerwerke des 19 Jh." by F.v.Boetticher, II/1, 1898. Inscription: signed and dated 1915 lower left. Technique: oil on canvas. Luxuriousy original period frame. Measurements: unframed w 16 " x h 28 " (41 x 71 cm); framed w 26 " x h 37 3/4" (66 x 96 cm) Condition: in very good condition