ALPHONSE CHARLES MASSON (French, 1814-1898). BARBIZON FOREST WITH BIRCH TREE, signed lower left. Oil on canvas - Unframed, 20 1/2 in. x 15 in. Estimate $1,000-1,500
Masson, a student of J.-A.-D. Ingres, exhibited at the Paris salon from 1835. Also an illustrator, he was a regular contributor to L'Artiste (1831-1904), a weekly review devoted to fine art and literature.
