Henry Maurice d’Anty (1910-1998) France A powerful and richly textured abstract landscape by Henry Maurice D’Anty, depicting a stylised rural village scene with clustered buildings and a dominant, angular tree form. The composition is constructed through heavy impasto and layered surfaces, giving the work a strong sculptural presence and an expressive, tactile quality. The palette is characteristic of D’Anty’s mature work: deep oxblood reds, earthy browns, muted greens and chalky off-whites set against a softly modulated sky. The surface is built up with palette-knife application and additional material, creating pronounced relief and visible canvas texture beneath the paint layers. This physicality is central to the work’s impact and aligns with post-war British and European expressionist tendencies. The painting is signed lower left and presented unframed. The reverse and edges show consistent ageing, with no signs of recent manufacture. A striking, authentic example of D’Anty’s textured village abstractions, well suited to collectors of mid- to late-20th-century British modernism.