Tadorne watercolor The dynamic brushwork

The dynamic brushwork

20th-century oil painting on a wooden panel signed (illegible) in the lower left

This dynamic interplay generates a sense of movement that animates the various components of the scene

Meyers later moved to Campine

Tadorne watercolor The dynamic brushworkEarly 20th century oil on canvas, signed in the lower right corner, partly covered by the black lacquered wood frame. This charming animal portrait offers us a close view of a Tadorne de Belon duck, recognizable for its tri colored plumage and red beak, gliding across shallow water, perhaps along the banks of a park. The composition is centered and posed, almost naturalist. The bird is rendered with precision: black and white wings, tawny chest, dark