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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A farm among classical ruins

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A farm among classical ruins

Sale Date: July 3, 2007

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Architectural cappricci (3 works)

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Architectural cappricci (3 works)

Sale Date: June 28, 2007

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Lavandières sous un pont

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Lavandières sous un pont

Sale Date: June 20, 2007

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La colonne de Marc Aurèle et la place Colonna à...

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La colonne de Marc Aurèle et la place Colonna à...

Sale Date: June 20, 2007

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A park with a terrace and washerwomen (+ A park...

Circle of Hubert Robert

A park with a terrace and washerwomen (+ A park...

Sale Date: June 9, 2007

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A capriccio with the Statue of Marcus..., 1801

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A capriccio with the Statue of Marcus..., 1801

Sale Date: June 9, 2007

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The cascades at Tivoli with the Temple of..., 1772

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The cascades at Tivoli with the Temple of..., 1772

Sale Date: June 9, 2007

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Romantiskt landskap med tvätterska

Circle of Hubert Robert

Romantiskt landskap med tvätterska

Sale Date: May 29, 2007

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A capriccio of classical ruins with elegant...

Follower of Hubert Robert

A capriccio of classical ruins with elegant...

Sale Date: April 25, 2007

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A capriccio of the Campo Vaccino with figures...

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A capriccio of the Campo Vaccino with figures...

Sale Date: April 19, 2007

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Capricci with figures amongst Roman ruins (+...

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Capricci with figures amongst Roman ruins (+...

Sale Date: April 19, 2007

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Figures at a fountain beneath a statue of Venus

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Figures at a fountain beneath a statue of Venus

Sale Date: April 25, 2007

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Les joueurs de boules au pied d'un grand escalier

Attributed to Hubert Robert

Les joueurs de boules au pied d'un grand escalier

Sale Date: March 23, 2007

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Étude d'homme marchant (+ 2 others; 3 works)

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Étude d'homme marchant (+ 2 others; 3 works)

Sale Date: March 22, 2007

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Personnage dessinant des antiques à la lumière...

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Personnage dessinant des antiques à la lumière...

Sale Date: March 22, 2007

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Étude de pêcheurs

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Étude de pêcheurs

Sale Date: March 22, 2007

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Croquis (+ 3 others; 4 works)

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Croquis (+ 3 others; 4 works)

Sale Date: March 22, 2007

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Ruine animée

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Ruine animée

Sale Date: March 22, 2007

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Femmes et enfant dans des ruines

Hubert Robert

Femmes et enfant dans des ruines

Sale Date: March 22, 2007

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Deux femmes et un enfant

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Deux femmes et un enfant

Sale Date: March 22, 2007

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Homme vu de dos

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Homme vu de dos

Sale Date: March 22, 2007

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Étude de femme de profil

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Étude de femme de profil

Sale Date: March 22, 2007

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Homme écrivant de profil

Hubert Robert

Homme écrivant de profil

Sale Date: March 22, 2007

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Éclipse de lune (+ 2 others; 3 works), 1763

Hubert Robert

Éclipse de lune (+ 2 others; 3 works), 1763

Sale Date: March 22, 2007

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