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View of an Estuary, with Fisherfolk Drawing in a Net

Doubts have been expressed about the authenticity of this painting, but they do not appear to be justified. It is, admittedly, untypical in having large areas of water and sky at the centre of the composition, and lacking any buildings. Study of the figures, however, leaves little doubt that they are by Hubert Robert, and there is no reason to think that they have been inserted into a setting by another hand. It is probable that the untypical nature of the composition is due to the client who commissioned the picture, who evidently wanted it for some decorative purpose. Unfortunately, there is, at the moment, no indication of who that client, or what that location, was. The importance given to ...
Oil on canvas
215.0 x 229.0cm
366
Text & Photograph © A. G. Leventis Gallery

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A. G. Leventis Gallery
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