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Hubert ROBERT (1733-1808), attributed to
Animated Interior o…
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441
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Hubert ROBERT (1733-1808), attributed to
Animated Interior o…
See original version (French)
Estimate €2,000 - €3,000
Voluntary lot
Description
Hubert ROBERT (1733-1808), attributed to
Animated Interior of Roman Ruins, 1759
Sanguine, ink and gouache on paper
H_21.7 cm W_36.7 cm
Slightly oiled, gouache probably later.
Signed lower left in ink "Robert d R 1759".
In a large Louis XV style carved and gilded wood frame.
Provenance :
French private collection
Hubert Robert (1733-1808) was one of the leading French painters and draughtsmen of the
French painters and draughtsmen of the XVIIIᵉ century. Trained in Rome between 1754 and 1765, he specialised in views of ancient ruins and architectural landscapes.
views of ancient ruins and architectural landscapes.
mastery of sanguine.
The date 1759 places our drawing at the heart of the painter's Italian training,
decisive period during which he studied the monuments of Rome and frequented the circle of
the circle of French artists boarding at the Académie de France. His taste
for picturesque animation and depictions of ancient ruins would later earn the artist
the artist the nickname of "Robert of the Ruins".
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