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Hubert Robert
Estimate
7,000 - 10,000 USD
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Description
- Hubert Robert
- Ancient building with two arcades and Egyptian sculptures, washerwomen and figures near a fountain
- Pen and grey ink and grey and pink wash, heightened with white, over black chalk;
signed and dated with the point of the brush and grey ink: H. ROBERTI DELINEAVIT ROMAE 1760
Provenance
With Arthur Tooth & Sons, Ltd., London;
from whom acquired, 15 June 1967, by Denys Sutton, London,
by descent to the present owner
from whom acquired, 15 June 1967, by Denys Sutton, London,
by descent to the present owner
Exhibited
London, Royal Academy of Arts, France in the Eighteenth Century, 1968, no. 596
Condition
Laid down. Some rubbing of the surface in various places and especially towards the margins but overall the colours are still good. There is a thin brown framing line around the edges. Sold in a modern gilded and wooden frame
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In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
The influence of Panini and of Piranesi on Robert has been noted many times, and is evident here in the high vaulted spaces of this composition. Although Robert seems to have preferred to use Roman antiquities to animate his capricci, obviously inspired by the many examples which were in museums and private collections in the city, Egyptian sculptures could be seen as well, many coming from Hadrian's villa at Tivoli. He drew a similar colossal Egyptian figure among the works in the Capitoline Museum, which must be the one discovered in Rome in 1710 and given by Pope Clement XI Albani to the museum.1
1. M. Beau, La collection des dessins d'Hubert Robert au Musée de Valence, Lyon 1968, no. 27; no. 26 also includes a statue of Tuaa, the mother of Rameses II