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Hubert Robert
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 EUR
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Description
- Hubert Robert
- Scène animée de personnages devant le Colisée avec le Gladiateur Borghèse
- Sanguine et crayon noir et lavis de sanguine ;
Description par Hubert Robert d'anciennes ruines et monuments romains à la plume et encre brune sous une pliure au niveau du bord supérieur. - 302 x 205 mm ; 11 7/8 by 8 in
Provenance
Louis Deglatigny (L.1768a)
Condition
Window mounted. A number of creases throughout the sheet. The lower corners have been cut and the upper section of the sheet has been folded over. Overall in good condition. Light staining but chalk remains strong.
Dans un passe partout. Quelques pliures sur la feuille. Coins inférieurs coupés et bord supérieur repliés. Bon état de conservation dans l'ensemble, quelques légères décoloration, mais le crayon reste puissant.
"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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE 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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
This lively and animated sketch is a preparatory study for Hubert Robert's watercolour of 1781, now housed in the Louvre, Paris.1 The Louvre drawing belongs to a series of nine watercolours that were commissioned by the Chevalier de Coigny and were exhibited at the Salon of 1781. Robert, in preparation for this series, penned his preliminary ideas in red and black chalk sketches, the Bacri study being a fine example of his first thoughts for the layout of the Louvre watercolour. The collector’s mark, lower left of this sketch, belongs to Louis Deglatigny, who also owned other preparatory drawings for this series.2
For more information about the Louvre’s watercolour and for the provenance of the Coigny and Delatigny group, see Sarah Catala’s catalogue entry (no. 58) in the Hubert Robert exhibition catalogue (2016). We are most grateful to Sarah Catala who, from an image, has confirmed the attribution to Hubert Robert.