{"id":250,"date":"2025-06-02T13:13:59","date_gmt":"2025-06-02T13:13:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.florisjespers.com\/?page_id=250"},"modified":"2025-06-28T12:32:40","modified_gmt":"2025-06-28T12:32:40","slug":"00-00-home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.florisjespers.com\/en\/","title":{"rendered":"00-00 Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"355\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.florisjespers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/jespers_001-1024x355.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-534 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.florisjespers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/jespers_001-1024x355.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.florisjespers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/jespers_001-300x104.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.florisjespers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/jespers_001-768x266.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.florisjespers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/jespers_001-1536x532.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.florisjespers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/jespers_001.jpg 1600w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/355;\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Floris Jespers, <em>La Synthese du Congo<\/em>, 1957-1958<\/strong>, 200\u00d7600 cm, oil on canvas, mounted on panel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-xx-large-font-size\"><strong>Floris Jespers: The Full Story<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A masterful collection - a digital discovery - a unique opportunity.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More than a century of art, admiration, and collecting culminates in <strong><em>The Floris Jespers Collection<\/em><\/strong> \u2014a meticulously curated ensemble centered around one of Flanders' most versatile modern artists<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From vibrant paintings to intimate drawings, from unique etchings to personal heritage items like Jespers' cello and paintbox, this collection tells the complete story of an artist ahead of his time<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Discover Jespers, Piece by Piece<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the first time, <em>The Floris Jespers Collection<\/em> is being <strong>unveiled online<\/strong>.<br>Periodically, a different work will be <strong>highlighted<\/strong> \u2014a painting, a drawing, an etching, a detail, a story. This allows you to gradually discover Jespers' color, his power, and his unique perspective on the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Feel free to return; there is always something new to explore.<br>It's okay to get lost\u2014this collection invites you to look, search, and linger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Unique Collection,<br>A Shared Future<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Floris Jespers Collection, an exceptional and irreplaceable cultural archive, is now being offered for sale <strong>as a single, indivisible whole<\/strong> for the first time. This is not just a sale but the culmination of a lifelong mission: to secure a crucial piece of European modernist heritage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This project is led by art historian and Jespers expert <strong>Stijn Vanwijnsberghe<\/strong>. The dream is to find a permanent home for this unique story, which spans more than a century.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.florisjespers.com\/en\/?page_id=258\">Discover the vision behind the collection<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:23px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-xx-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">\"You don't need to be an expert to be moved by Jespers. You only need to look.\"<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:9px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Fascinated by Jespers?<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.florisjespers.com\/en\/?page_id=1062\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"1062\">Please feel free to contact us.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:9px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Floris Jespers: het volledige verhaal Een meesterlijke verzameling &#8211; een digitale ontdekking &#8211; een unieke kans. Meer dan honderd jaar aan kunst, bewondering en verzamelen komt samen in De collectie Floris Jespers \u2013 een zorgvuldig opgebouwde verzameling rond een van Vlaanderens uiterst veelzijdige kunstenaars. Van kleurrijke schilderijen tot intieme tekeningen, van unieke etsen tot erfgoedobjecten [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-250","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.florisjespers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/250","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.florisjespers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.florisjespers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.florisjespers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.florisjespers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=250"}],"version-history":[{"count":44,"href":"https:\/\/www.florisjespers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/250\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1692,"href":"https:\/\/www.florisjespers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/250\/revisions\/1692"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.florisjespers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=250"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}