Burgundian Manor contemporary painting allowing the wood to show

allowing the wood to show through in certain places

Jespers' artistic education began in 1900 at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp

rather than striving for realism

Original oil painting: A large-format work on wood under glass by Jean Lasnier

Burgundian Manor contemporary painting allowing the wood to show19th century oil on wood panel, monogrammed lower left (illegible) and dated 1895. A charming view of a regional manor house, likely Burgundian, nestled within dense greenery and framed by softly layered vegetation. The pink toned faade and steep slate roof rise delicately into a robins egg blue sky, while a slender spire punctuates the composition, adding a subtle sense of verticality to an otherwise quiet and pastoral scene. The house itself is