FOLLOWER OF HUBERT ROBERT (French, 18th century). Landscape with a River and Farmstead and a Rocky Outcrop in a Trompe l'Oeil Frame, Vertical framed oil on canvas landscape in a style comnsistent with Romantic or Neoclassical European landscape painting. This scene features a central focus on a hilltop structure with a circular tower or small fortress on top. There are trees on the left side and a gnarled, windswept tree leaning dramatically to the right near the central building. The lower portion of the painting depicts a rocky ravine or stream bed, with a rustic, arching stone bridge crossing over a pool of water, adding an element of antiquity to the natural setting. Unsigned. Framed. - (approx.) 94 inches by 48 inches (excluding frame) PROVENANCE:Estate of Baroness Marie-Christine Boulart-Deschamps, Washington, DC Estimate $1,200-1,800
