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Hubert Robert
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
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Description
- Hubert Robert
- Roman interior with a fountain
- Pen and brown ink and gray ink and watercolor over black chalk within partial pen and brown ink framing lines;
signed and dated in pen and brown ink on the fountain: Roma/Robert/1780 - 12 3/8 x 10 1/4 inches
Provenance
Pereire collection, until 1969;
Private collection
Private collection
Exhibited
Nishinomiya, Otani Memorial Art Museum, Exposition Rococo: poésie et rêve de la peinture française au XVIIIe siècle, 1978, no. 27, reproduced
Condition
Laid down. Overall in good condition. Some light scattered foxing in upper section of the sheet. Colors remain fresh and strong.
Sold in carved and gilded frame.
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.
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
Though he made this drawing some fifteen years after returning from Rome, Robert was clearly still drawing heavily on the visual experiences of his time in Italy.