Master Paintings Part II
Master Paintings Part II
Property from a Distinguished East Coast Collection
Jean-Victor Bertin and Studio
Italian landscape with cows and figures at a well in the foreground, a church tower on a hill beyond
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January 28, 03:36 PM GMT
Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 USD
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Property from a Distinguished East Coast Collection
Jean-Victor Bertin and Studio
Paris 1767 - 1842
Italian landscape with cows and figures at a well in the foreground, a church tower on a hill beyond
oil on unlined canvas
canvas: 8 by 12½ in.; 20.3 by 31.8 cm.
framed: 13 by 17¼ in.; 33 by 44 cm.
With James Mackinnon, London, by 1996;
From whom acquired by the present collector.
From whom acquired by the present collector.
Though initially trained under the history painter Gabriel-François Doyen, by 1788 Bertin became a pupil of Valenciennes, who encouraged him to instead paint idealized Italianate landscapes in the tradition of Poussin. Bertin travelled to Italy from 1806 to 1808, working on his style and developing great interest in topographical details as well as atmospheric effects.
We are grateful to Damien Dumarquez and Jean-Louis Litron, who date the present painting to before 1815 and will be including it in their forthcoming catalogue raisonné on the artist. They believe that the composition is clearly by Bertin and that he painted much of the picture, particularly the trees and plants in the foreground, though some aspects, such as the cows, would have been delegated to members of his workshop.
We are grateful to Damien Dumarquez and Jean-Louis Litron, who date the present painting to before 1815 and will be including it in their forthcoming catalogue raisonné on the artist. They believe that the composition is clearly by Bertin and that he painted much of the picture, particularly the trees and plants in the foreground, though some aspects, such as the cows, would have been delegated to members of his workshop.