Jean-Victor Bertin (French, 1767-1842) Mountainous Landscape with Classical Figures

Description:

Jean-Victor Bertin (French, 1767-1842)

Mountainous Landscape with Classical Figures
Unsigned, with a Frost and Reed label affixed to the stretcher.
Oil on canvas, 15 3/8 x 18 3/8 in. (39.0 x 46.7 cm),framed.
Condition: Lined, minor retouch, craquelure, mild surface grime.

N.B. The lot is accompanied by a letter from Philip Conisbee regarding the positive attribution of the painting to Jean-Victor Bertin, and a formal appraisal by Robert Kashey, Director of Shepherd & Derom Galleries, New York, dated May 17, 2001.
Estimate $25,000-35,000

The Frost and Reed label show that this work was once registered as one of a pair of French School classical landscapes bearing the F.R. number 33532.


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