Reserved - A Braunsteffer, A Sunlit Street In Alsace animals Craquelure throughout but paint layer

Craquelure throughout but paint layer stable under varnish

It could simply be for aesthetic reasons or perhaps it indicates a sense of calm - a figure alone in nature

Oil on wood

28” x 36½” / 73cm x 93cm

particularly in the drapery

Reserved - A Braunsteffer, A Sunlit Street In Alsace animals Craquelure throughout but paint layerAn attractive light filled street scene depicting several old buildings in Alsace, northern France. We love the way that the composition draws your eye down the street towards, what appears to be, a town square. The buildings feel historic and timeworn there are no clean lines along this raggedy old road. Alsace is situated on the French German border and reflects a blend of the two cultures. Its possible that the artist A Braunsteffer grew up here as