Painting of the Week - Jean Victor Bertin
Italiante Mountainous River Landscape with Hill Top Town.
This stunning French 19th century landscape is by acclaimed Neo Claissical French artist Jean Victor Bertin. He was also an early proponent of sketching out doors and direct observation in order to replicate nature later in studio paintings. This superb painting of great historical interest is of a mountainous river landscape. Central is a hill top town and figures and a cart are in the foreground. A stunning painting. His works are housed in all the major art collections worldwide including The National Gallery, The Scottish National Gallery. The Louvre and the National Gallery Washington.
Signed and dated 1827 lower right.
Provenance. Anonymous sale, Sotheby's, New York, 28 January 2000, Lot 108.
Christie's, London, Old Master Pictures, 27 April 2007, Lot 119. Acquired from the above by Lord Wraxall.
This is one of our all time favourite Old Master landscapes with fantastic detail and light. One can imagine Bertin sat there in the fresh air capturing this beautiful scene.
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