Very beautiful painting, a landscape with the church near the bridge, probably painted in the Ardennes, Belgium, by Albert Raty. The work is in excellent condition, signed on the back by the painter. Artwork size: 50 x 40 cm With its golden frame: 57 x 47 cm Born deaf and dumb, Albert Raty left his family at the age of 5 for the Institute of the Deaf and Mute in Brussels. There, he discovers his artistic potential. He continued his artistic studies at the Brussels Academy and then in Paris at Lucien Simon’s. After painting in France (in Brittany/Aveyron), he returned to the Belgian Ardennes where he fixed rural life and Ardennes landscapes on his canvases. He is also a renowned portrait painter. Worldwide secure shipping.