Vue du Clocher Pet portrait and her talent was first

and her talent was first recognized in 1895 when she was just twelve years old at the Salon of French Artists

painting the river banks and stormy skies of Berry

The work is titled "Populages des Marais" (Marsh Marigolds) and dated April 14

1" /48cm x 36

Vue du Clocher Pet portrait and her talent was first20th century French school painting on canvas. The work is signed and smooth to the touch. A medium size painting on a rough hewn canvas. This oil painting shows a woman seated under a tree and overlooking a village and notably a church and bell tower (clocher). The colors have gentle pastel hues, reminiscent of a summer day. The painting is signed C. Burges. This canvas is nailed to its wooden frame, but as an atelier piece, it still has rough edges.