Jean Winance. "portrait Of A Child". 1936. Pastel And Charcoal.

Old frame, gilded wood (normal wear), ecru and gold mount. Frame dimensions 63 x 51 cm, excluding frame 46 x 35 cm.
Signed and dated 1936.
Jean Winance Ettelbruck (Luxembourg) 1911 - Tournai (Belgium) 1999.
Painter, draftsman and engraver of portraits, nudes and landscapes.
Student at the Academies of Brussels (C. Montald) and Mons (L. Buisseret). C. Jacquet Prize for watercolor (1936).
Meet Anto Carte and join the group "Nervia" (1932). Is first influenced by the idealized and stylized conceptions of this group.
Evolves towards a hyperrealistic pictorial expression, while producing portraits and compositions with drapes.
Participates thirty times in the exhibitions of the Montois circle "Le Bon Vouloir" from 1930.
Drawing teacher in Binche (1936-1939) and teacher at the Academy of Tournai from 1943. Frescoes in the church of Warchin.
Works at the Museums of Binche, La Louvière and Tournai.