A fine pair of mixed media landscapes on board by Canadian artist Paul Alfred Ernest Meister. The two works are beautifully created in watercolour and gouache giving them a stunning bright colour. The technique is bold and confident with big splashes of colour from thick brushes and using the tone of the board to give outline and definition. The pieces are both titled one is ‘little green pump’ and the other ‘Autumn’. The landscapes shown are undoubtedly the artist’s native Canada probably Ottawa. The pieces are both signed: ‘Paul Alfred’ which is typical for the artist who didn’t sign his full name. Paul Alfred Ernest Meister (1892-1959), was born in the Staffordshire and studied at the Polytechnic School of Art. In 1908 his family moved to Ottawa where Paul worked for a time as a draftsman. Early in WWI he joined the army and served in England. After the war he studied for a short time at London''s Chelsea Polytechnic School. On his return to Ottawa, he was employed as a map draftsma...