ANTIQUE "FERDINAN WILLAERT" PASTEL PAINTING, BELGIUM IMPRESSIONISM, c.1890-1900

RARE "FERDINAND WILLAERT" SIGNED PASTEL PAINTING ! AGE: c. 1890-1899 ARTIST: SIGNED IN THE LOWER RIGHT HAND CORNER "FERD. WILLAERT" COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: BELGIUM STYLE: BELGIUM IMPRESSIONISM MEDIUM: PASTEL (SOFT PASTEL) OIL PAINTING ON A TEXTURED PAPER. MAYBE A WOVE TYPE PAPER. IT HAS THE LOOK OF CANVAS. FRAMED SIZE: 28 3/4" TALL BY 36 1/2" WIDE. THE FRAME IS VERY HEAVY AND THICK. IT IS 2 1/2" THICK. THE WOOD FRAME IS CONSTRUCTED WITH THREE THICK PIECES THAT ARE LAMINATED OR GLUED TO FORM ONE THICK AND STABLE WOOD FRAME. THIS FRAME IS ORIGINAL TO THE PIECE. FRAME MATERIAL: IT IS A DARK WALNUT OR EQUIVALENT HARD WOOD WITH A BLACK FINISH. WEIGHT: IT IS HEAVY AT JUST ABOUT 18 LBS INCL. FRAME AND GLASS. CONDITION: IT IS IN GOOD CONDITION WITH THE NORMAL SIGNS OF AGE/USE WEAR FOR A FRAMED PAINTING THIS OLD. THE SOFT PASTEL PAINTING IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION. I CAN SEE NO FLAWS FROM AGE OR USE ALL THESE YEARS. THIS IS NOT A PRINT OR LI-THO. IT IS AN ORIGINAL WORK BY THE RENOWN ARTIST "FERDINAND WILLAERT". THE WOOD FRAME IS SOLID BUT SOME OF THE CORNER MITERS ARE JUST STARTING TO SEPARATE A LITTLE ( FROM EXPANSION AND CONTRACTION AND HUMIDITY CHANGES OVER THE YEARS). IT HAS NOT BEEN RESTORED AS FAR AS I CAN TELL AND COULD BENEFIT BY A RE GLUING OF THE 45 DEGREE CUT MITERS AT EACH CORNER. THERE ARE RUBS AND LOSS TO THE BLACK FINISH IN SPOTS, MOSTLY ON THE OUTER EDGES. THERE IS ONE 1 INCH LONG PIECE OF TRIM MOLDING THAT HAS FALLEN OFF (SIMPLE TO RESTORE). THE BACK SIDE BRACES ON THE WOOD FRAME ARE FIRMLY ATTACHED. PLEASE SEE ALL OF THE PHOTOS...THEY ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE CONDITION DESCRIPTION. A LITTLE HISTORY OF THE ARTIST: FERDINAND WILLAERT WAS A WELL RESPECTED BELGIUM ARTIST WHO LIVED 1861-1938. MOST OF HIS WORKS OF ART ARE IN THE "BELGIUM IMPRESSIONISM" STYLE AND ARE HIGHLY PRIZED BY COLLECTORS. SHIPPING INFO: THIS IS A HEAVY AND LARGE ITEM WITH GLASS THAT WILL REQUIRE A GREAT DEAL OF TIME AND EFFORT TO PACK SAFELY. I HAVE NOT HAD ONE DAMAGED YET, SO REST ASSURED THAT IT WILL ARRIVE SAFELY. HISTORY WITH ME: MY WIFE BOUGHT THIS ABOUT 25 YEARS AGO FROM A LOCAL FRIEND OF HERS, TO SELL IT IN OUR ANTIQUE STORE. WE BOTH LOVED IT AND DECIDED TO BRING IT HOME FOR OUR OWN COLLECTION, WHERE IT HAS BEEN EVER SINCE. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT IT HAS BEEN OFFERED AND LISTED FOR SALE ON LINE. "IT WILL MAKE A GREAT ADDITION TO YOUR COLLECTION"