This composition by Pierre Willy de Muylder expertly harnesses the raw elements of visual vocabulary to craft a work rich in varied textures and a striking interplay of light and dark. De Muylder's brushwork flows freely, creating layered surfaces that draw the viewer into a world of visual intrigue. The clever use of dark edges serves to frame the more exuberant and lighter central elements, establishing a contained compositional formula that centers its essence around a compelling focal point of interest.

Details:
Artist: Pierre Willy de Muylder
Medium: Oil on Paper
Dimensions: 53 x 36 cm
Condition Report: The painting exhibits fraying around the edges but is otherwise in good condition.
Signature: Located in the lower right corner.

Pierre Willy De Muylder or Pieter-Willy De Muylder is a Belgian painter born in Koekelberg on October 12, 1921and died in Jette on January 19, 2013.

Biography 
He studied at the École supérieure des arts Saint-Luc in Brussels and then at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts under the direction of Anto Carte .

In 1947 , he began a teaching career which he completed as a professor of the higher drawing course at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Brussels in 1981.

He was awarded the Georges Van Zevenberghen Prize in 1993.

His work 
His painting is very varied in its inspiration and expression. It was Anto Carte who taught him the mastery of drawing, the rigor of composition and the limits imposed on the imagination by the subject itself. PW De Muylder was fascinated by architecture and machines in which he perceived more than the work of a man. His universe is enclosed, limited if not by a wall or stained glass windows, it is by a low, heavily cloudy and impenetrable sky.

Collections 
His works are included in private and public collections, including in particular those:

of the Belgian State
of the Permanent Deputation of Brabant
of the Foundation for Contemporary Belgian Art
of the Louvain-la-Neuve Museum
of various Belgian municipalities
Solo exhibitions 
1952: Egmont Gallery, Brussels
1955: La Sirène Gallery, Brussels
1956: Veranneman workshop, Kortrijk
1957: Les Contemporains Gallery, Brussels
1960: The Red and the Black Gallery, Charleroi
1960: Town hall of Ganshoren, Brussels
1961: Geo Michel Gallery, Brussels
1962: Madeleine Gallery, Brussels
1964: Madeleine Gallery, Brussels
1965: Town hall of Jette, Brussels
1966: British Art Gallery, Ypres
1969: Albert I Gallery, Brussels
1971: Albert I Gallery, Brussels
1975: Albert I Gallery, Brussels
1979: Hutse Gallery, Brussels
1983: Trefcentrum De Zeyp, Brussels
1989: Hutse Gallery, Brussels
1994: Goddiarch House of Arts, Villers-la-Ville
1996: Faculty Club, Leuven
1998: Rouge-Cloître Cultural Center, Brussels
1999: Idea-Damen Gallery, Holsbeek
1999: Horst Castle, Holsbeek
2002: Albert I Gallery, Brussels