<La Conquête de la Franche-Comté par le mois de juin>

The emergence of a burgeoning form rising from the nourishing earth, fills the picture plane. An underlying green hue accentuates its movement, contrasting with the surrounding blue. The circular brushstrokes are characteristic of the style developed by Jean Messagier in the mid-1950s. As for the title, it situates the work in the French region of Franche-Comté, where Messagier settled in 1962, while ironically alluding to a history painting commemorating the battles of King Louis XIV.