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Hubert Robert
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
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Description
- Hubert Robert
- View of the back of the country house of Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre in Essonnes, near Fontainebleau
- oil on canvas
- 21 x 25 inches
Provenance
Private collection;
With Wildenstein, New York;
Where acquired by the present collector in 2000.
With Wildenstein, New York;
Where acquired by the present collector in 2000.
Exhibited
Paris, Galerie Heim, Tableaux de maîtres anciens, 1958, no. 13 (with the title "Villa italienne").
Literature
To be included in the forthcoming critical catalogue of the paintings of Hubert Robert in preparation at the Wildenstein Institute, Paris.
Condition
Painting is relined. Painting has not been restored in a number of years, but the surface has been stabilized recently. Painting has an even, pronounced and stable craquelure pattern throughout. Areas of paint loss visible to the naked eye in the middle right section, and these losses reveal the red ground underneath. There are tiny spots of further paint loss in the composition, including a spot in the interior arch of central architecture and along lower center edge. UV light reveals a few small scattered retouches under an old varnish located at the edges and in a couple small spots in the sky. Figures and trees retain very good detail and lovely coloration. Picture could be hung in its current state, or one could fill in the small areas of aforementioned losses. In a carved giltwood frame with small chips to gilt.
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
Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre (1737-1814) was a popular French author, best known for his 1788 novel Paul et Virginie. His country house, painted by Hubert Robert circa 1800, was designed by the architect Claude Nicolas Ledoux and constructed near the paper factory at Essonnes, which belonged to the publisher Pierre François Didot. Bernardin de Saint-Pierre married Didot's daughter at the house in 1793.