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)
Temple of Philosophy at Ermenonville

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Temple of Philosophy at Ermenonville

Sale Date: January 31, 2013

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Study of a Rocky Outcrop and Rocky Landscape...

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Study of a Rocky Outcrop and Rocky Landscape...

Sale Date: January 29, 2013

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Fountain of Neptune in the Piazza Nettuno, Bologna

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Fountain of Neptune in the Piazza Nettuno, Bologna

Sale Date: January 30, 2013

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View of the Roman Forum with the Temple of...

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View of the Roman Forum with the Temple of...

Sale Date: January 30, 2013

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Le jeune dessinateur Juché sur une tête antique...

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Le jeune dessinateur Juché sur une tête antique...

Sale Date: January 23, 2013

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La Fileuse: Capriccio with a woman spinning by...

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La Fileuse: Capriccio with a woman spinning by...

Sale Date: January 30, 2013

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Temple dans un parc, 1754–1760

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Temple dans un parc, 1754–1760

Sale Date: December 17, 2012

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A village in France

Attributed to Hubert Robert

A village in France

Sale Date: December 12, 2012

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Lavandière et paysans dans des ruines et..., 1766

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Lavandière et paysans dans des ruines et..., 1766

Sale Date: December 3, 2012

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Personnages dans des ruines

Attributed to Hubert Robert

Personnages dans des ruines

Sale Date: December 3, 2012

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La Petite Cascade

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La Petite Cascade

Sale Date: December 5, 2012

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An architectural capriccio with the Temple of...

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An architectural capriccio with the Temple of...

Sale Date: December 6, 2012

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A landscape with shepherds and shepherdesses...

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A landscape with shepherds and shepherdesses...

Sale Date: December 5, 2012

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Vue présumée du canal du parc de Sceaux

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Vue présumée du canal du parc de Sceaux

Sale Date: November 23, 2012

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Vue de la cellule du baron de Besenval à la...

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Vue de la cellule du baron de Besenval à la...

Sale Date: November 16, 2012

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Scène galante devant un caprice architectural

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Scène galante devant un caprice architectural

Sale Date: November 16, 2012

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Fantaisie de cénotaphe à l'Antique, 1782

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Fantaisie de cénotaphe à l'Antique, 1782

Sale Date: November 16, 2012

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Femmes à la fontaine devant une villa; arche...

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Femmes à la fontaine devant une villa; arche...

Sale Date: November 12, 2012

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Esquisse de la colonnade de la villa Albani...

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Esquisse de la colonnade de la villa Albani...

Sale Date: November 12, 2012

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Fontaine dans un paysage italien animé, 1793

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Fontaine dans un paysage italien animé, 1793

Sale Date: November 20, 2012

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Capriccio with ancient temple by a canal

In the manner of Hubert Robert

Capriccio with ancient temple by a canal

Sale Date: November 17, 2012

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Obélisque avec des personnages autour d'un...

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Obélisque avec des personnages autour d'un...

Sale Date: October 27, 2012

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Lavandières at a stream, in a classical...

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Lavandières at a stream, in a classical...

Sale Date: October 11, 2012

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Mediterrane Ruinenlandschaft mit Figuren

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Mediterrane Ruinenlandschaft mit Figuren

Sale Date: September 21, 2012

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