Richard Heintz, Snowy homestead. Probably 1920s. Richard Heintz1871 Herstal - 1929 Sy Oil on wood. U.r. signed "Rich. Heintz". Framed in a profiled gold and dark green wooden frame. Painting layer partially with inconspicuous early shrinkage craquelure. Slightly soiled. Dimensions: 28,8 x 39,5 cm, ra. 38,5 x 48,8 cm. Richard Heintz 1871 Herstal - 1929 Sy First in Liege, then moved to Gent. There from 1886 studies at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts as a pupil of Adrien de Witte and Emile Delperée, finished without a degree. From 1892 restored various paintings belonging to the collector Adolphe Eymael. Via a scholarship from 1906 in Rome. 1912 return and move to Sy. 1926-29 resides in Nassgone. With his landscape paintings Heintz was formative for painting in the Liège region.

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