Trompe L'oeil Paintings of Butterflies, Leslie Formalik Pair, Dated 2013 and 2019 The pair of beautiful tromp l'oeil paintings each depict a different pinned butterfly against a faux wood ground. One signed Leslie Formalik, 2013 and one Leslie Formalik 2019, both in red script both framed the same Dimensions: 9 3/4 inches x 7 7/8 inches; sight: 6 3/4 inches x 4 3/4 inches Leslie Formalik was a student of the famed trompe l'oeil painter, John Yerger (1935-2017). Yerger was a nationally acknowledged master of the style known as "trompe l'oeil," a technically demanding style of still-life painting in which the artists achieve a convincing effect of three-dimensionality through the meticulous and calculated application of paint. (Ref:NY9678-prr)