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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Working Women Amongst Aquaduct Ruins

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Working Women Amongst Aquaduct Ruins

Sale Date: April 27, 2017

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Architecture antique animée

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Architecture antique animée

Sale Date: April 25, 2017

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Caprice architectural avec un jeune homme...

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Caprice architectural avec un jeune homme...

Sale Date: April 13, 2017

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Soldiers by a waterfall in a wooded landscape

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Soldiers by a waterfall in a wooded landscape

Sale Date: April 27, 2017

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La chute dans la rivière

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La chute dans la rivière

Sale Date: April 11, 2017

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Ruines animées avec serpent découvert par des...

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Ruines animées avec serpent découvert par des...

Sale Date: March 29, 2017

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L'AQUEDUC D'ARCUEIL

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L'AQUEDUC D'ARCUEIL

Sale Date: March 30, 2017

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SCÈNE ANIMÉE DE PERSONNAGES DEVANT LE COLISÉE...

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SCÈNE ANIMÉE DE PERSONNAGES DEVANT LE COLISÉE...

Sale Date: March 30, 2017

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MULETIER MARCHANT VERS L'ARC DE TITUS

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MULETIER MARCHANT VERS L'ARC DE TITUS

Sale Date: March 30, 2017

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A classical capriccioof figures conversing...

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A classical capriccioof figures conversing...

Sale Date: March 29, 2017

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L'écurie de l'âne

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L'écurie de l'âne

Sale Date: March 22, 2017

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Rotonde à la cascade dans les jardins d'une..., 1761

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Rotonde à la cascade dans les jardins d'une..., 1761

Sale Date: March 20, 2017

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Lavandières à la fontaine dans les jardins..., 1760

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Lavandières à la fontaine dans les jardins..., 1760

Sale Date: March 20, 2017

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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

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Caprice architectural animé de figures, 1761

Sale Date: March 23, 2017

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Pâtres et vaches près de chutes d’eau

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Pâtres et vaches près de chutes d’eau

Sale Date: March 7, 2017

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Capriccio with elegant figures; and a companion...

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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

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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

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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

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Palais romain transformé en étable

Sale Date: October 28, 2016

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