Joseph Meert Oil Painting Child with Tree
Joseph Meert Oil Painting at Mid-America Fine Arts
Joseph Meert oil painting collectors will value Child with Tree, a 36×20 framed oil on canvas that balances structure and emotion. Displayed at Mid-America Fine Arts in Wichita, Kansas, the work shows Meert’s calm geometry, layered color, and refined modernist voice. The painting is priced at $3,400.
About the Artist and Paintings by Joseph Meert
Joseph Meert (1905–1989) trained at the Kansas City Art Institute and the Art Students League in New York. He developed a disciplined approach to line and color that bridges realism and abstraction. A Joseph Meert painting often reveals lyrical brushwork, measured rhythm, and a thoughtful sense of space that rewards close viewing.
About the Painting: Child with Tree by Joseph Meert
Artwork Title: Child with Tree
Artist: Joseph Meert
Dimensions: 36 x 20 inches
Medium: Oil on canvas
Framed: Yes
Collection: Mid-America Fine Arts, Wichita, KS
Price: $3,400
The composition centers a child beneath a stylized canopy of deep greens. Soft geometric planes meet precise edges, creating quiet movement and depth. Muted blues and warm undertones guide the eye upward, suggesting growth, shelter, and reflection. This measured balance is typical of a Joseph Meert oil painting, where clarity and feeling meet on the same surface.
Color is layered to produce transparency without losing structure. Edges remain calm and intentional, while subtle transitions keep the scene intimate. The result is a contemplative image that merges human presence with ordered space.
Why Collectors Seek Joseph Meert Paintings
Meert’s mature works synthesize Cubist influence with an American sense of light. Child with Tree shows how he used controlled line and tonal harmony to build emotional resonance. For modernist collectors, a Joseph Meert painting offers historical relevance and a steady visual cadence that fits both private and institutional collections.
Provenance and Availability
This framed oil on canvas is available at
Mid-America Fine Arts Museum & Gallery
in Wichita, Kansas. You can also explore related exhibitions through
Wichita Art Museum,
which features works from many regional modernists including Meert. The painting measures 36 by 20 inches and is priced at $3,400. For background on the artist’s career and exhibitions, see
Joseph Meert at the Smithsonian American Art Museum.
This Joseph Meert oil painting stands as a refined example of twentieth-century American abstraction, combining compositional discipline with lasting emotional depth.
