Matin sur l'Étang antique drawing even in the reflection upon

even in the reflection upon the water

The facial expression is subtly transposed

Vintage Art and French Decor: Flemish School end of the 19th-century oil on canvas

but well blended

The lines of the trees and house are almost animated

Matin sur l'Étang antique drawing even in the reflection upon19th century French School oil on canvas signed Robert Fremont and titled "Le Matin sur l'tang" (Morning on the pond). The canvas has a little texture to the touch. A Normand pond landscape with a complex light. The luminosity is divided between the clear spaces of the sky and the clear reflections on the water. The darker masses are compact but finely detailed. An impactful realistic overall effect lives through the combination of the chiaroscuro,