Micha, Maurice Jean (Belgian, 1890-1969) Oil Painting. “Les Amoureux.” Oil on canvas. Signed lower right Micha. Inscribed on reverse Mme Micha Route Nationale Le Rouret Alpes Maritimes. Retains an old Louvre label. In good condition. Measures 13 ” x 10 ”. Frame measures 21” x 18”.

From Askart: Maurice Jean Micha was born in Spa, Belgium in 1890. He painted genre and urban scenes, figures, portraits, landscapes, still lifes, and frescoes. Micha studied at l'Acadmie de Bruxelles and traveled to Italy to see the great masterpieces of art and architectural history. Micha and W. Paerels were friends. Initially Fauvism influenced Micha's style, but as his work matured, his palette became more somber. Micha's boldest paintings are typical of the Belgian Expressionists, including cubist elements and brush strokes that create angular movement. He created a fresco for the Belgian pavilion at the 1939 New York World's Fair. The Muse d'Ixelles owns some of Micha's work.