Hubert Robert

(French, 1733–1808)

Hubert Robert was a French painter best known for his landscapes and romanticized depictions of ruins. His love of dilapidated structures set within idyllic gardens led to his work as a designer for the architect < a href="/artists/richard-mique/">Richard Mique, who famously constructed Marie Antoinette’s Hameau de la Reine, the queen’s rustic retreat at Versailles. Born on May 22, 1733 in Paris, France, Robert went on to study perspective and drawing with the sculptor René-Michel Slodtz, followed by spending 11 years in Rome making sketches of ruins with Jean Honoré Fragonard and Giovanni Battista Piranesi while studying at the French Academy. The artist’s close relationship with the aristocracy during his lifetime led to him being imprisoned and nearly executed, along with some of his works and architectural designs being destroyed during the French Revolution. Today, his works are in the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, the Louvre Museum in Paris, and The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, among others. Robert died on April 15, 1808 in Paris, France.

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Hubert Robert (2,166 results)
Scène animée en Italie

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Scène animée en Italie

Sale Date: March 20, 2017

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Vue animé d’un palais avec au centre une fontaine

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Vue animé d’un palais avec au centre une fontaine

Sale Date: March 20, 2017

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Caprice architectural animé de figures, 1761

Hubert Robert

Caprice architectural animé de figures, 1761

Sale Date: March 23, 2017

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Pâtres et vaches près de chutes d’eau

Hubert Robert

Pâtres et vaches près de chutes d’eau

Sale Date: March 7, 2017

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Capriccio with elegant figures; and a companion...

Attributed to Hubert Robert

Capriccio with elegant figures; and a companion...

Sale Date: January 23, 2017

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A WOMAN FISHING AND OTHER FIGURES BY ROMAN..., 1780

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A WOMAN FISHING AND OTHER FIGURES BY ROMAN..., 1780

Sale Date: January 25, 2017

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Landscape with ruins and resting figures

Circle of Hubert Robert

Landscape with ruins and resting figures

Sale Date: December 13, 2016

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Caprice architectural animé avec la pyramide , 1766

Hubert Robert

Caprice architectural animé avec la pyramide , 1766

Sale Date: November 18, 2016

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Paysage rocheux au pont et à la cascade animé de

Hubert Robert

Paysage rocheux au pont et à la cascade animé de

Sale Date: November 14, 2016

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Südliche Landschaft mit Reisenden, Wäscherinnen

Circle of Hubert Robert

Südliche Landschaft mit Reisenden, Wäscherinnen

Sale Date: November 12, 2016

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Palais romain transformé en étable

Hubert Robert

Palais romain transformé en étable

Sale Date: October 28, 2016

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Vue de l’aqueduc de Maintenon

Hubert Robert

Vue de l’aqueduc de Maintenon

Sale Date: October 28, 2016

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Obélisque avec des personnages autour d’un..., 1976

Hubert Robert

Obélisque avec des personnages autour d’un..., 1976

Sale Date: October 12, 2016

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A capriccio of Tivoli with peasants resting...

Hubert Robert

A capriccio of Tivoli with peasants resting...

Sale Date: October 26, 2016

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A family in a cave interior

Hubert Robert

A family in a cave interior

Sale Date: October 26, 2016

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L’Orangerie du château de Versailles

Hubert Robert

L’Orangerie du château de Versailles

Sale Date: September 14, 2016

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Caprice architectural avec les ruines de..., 1788

Hubert Robert

Caprice architectural avec les ruines de..., 1788

Sale Date: September 14, 2016

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LANDSCHAFT MIT TEMPELRUINEN UND FIGUREN

Attributed to Hubert Robert

LANDSCHAFT MIT TEMPELRUINEN UND FIGUREN

Sale Date: June 30, 2016

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Vue animée d'un parc en Italie

Hubert Robert

Vue animée d'un parc en Italie

Sale Date: July 7, 2016

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Pêcheurs sur un lac, près d’une villa, 1973

Hubert Robert

Pêcheurs sur un lac, près d’une villa, 1973

Sale Date: June 15, 2016

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ARCHITECTURAL CAPRICCIO WITH THE BASILICA OF...

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ARCHITECTURAL CAPRICCIO WITH THE BASILICA OF...

Sale Date: July 6, 2016

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An architectural capriccio with the Temple of...

Hubert Robert

An architectural capriccio with the Temple of...

Sale Date: July 8, 2016

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A classical capriccio of figures conversing...

Attributed to Hubert Robert

A classical capriccio of figures conversing...

Sale Date: July 8, 2016

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Vue du château de Casa Nove, près de Terracina, 1760

Hubert Robert

Vue du château de Casa Nove, près de Terracina, 1760

Sale Date: June 17, 2016

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