ID 1389938
Lot 70 | HUBERT ROBERT (PARIS 1733-1808)
Estimate value
€ 800 – 1 200
Tombeau de Savalette de Buchelay à la Trinité des Monts, Rome;
La galerie à la fumée; et Carte de visite de l'artiste
signé (?) ‘Roberti’ (à la plume et encre brune, 2)
eau-forte sur papier vergé
la plaque: 21,1 x 13,9 cm (8 ¼ x 5 ½ in.), la feuille 20,5 x 13,4 cm (8 1/8 x 5 ¼ in.) (1);
la feuille 10 x 7,5 cm (4 x 3 in.) (2);
la feuille 6,2 x 8,3 cm (2 ½ x 3 ¼ in.) (3)(3)
Provenance
Robert Dumesnil (1778-1864), Paris (L.2200) (1, 2, 3).
Humbert de Wendel (1876-1954), Château de la Brouchetière, Joeuf (Meurthe-et-Moselle) (selon une étiquette au verso avec numéro d'inventaire ‘1.624’, 1), puis par descendance au propriétaire actuel.
Further details
HUBERT ROBERT, THREE ETCHINGS: TOMB OF SAVALETTE DE BUCHELAY, ROME, A SMOKY GALLERY, AND THE ARTIST'S CALLING CARD, ONE OF THEM SIGNED
Among the few etchings produced by Hubert Robert, La Galerie à la fumée (A smoky gallery) stands out for its exceptional rarity. Though very much in the same spirit as the Soirées de Rome series (1763-1764), it is nevertheless an isolated plate. The Philadelphia Museum holds a copy identical to the present one (inv. 1985-52-1938), though the present version is signed by the artist himself. This lot is sold with two other prints: a calling card marked ‘H. ROBERTI’ and a representation of Savalette de Buchelay's tomb in Rome. A copy of this print is in the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Besançon (Les Hubert Robert de Besançon, exhib, cat. Besançon, Musée des Beaux-Arts et d'Archéologie, 2013, no. 75, ill). Hubert Robert was commissioned by Watelet to design the tomb for the Trinité-des-Monts church in Rome.
| Artist: | Hubert Robert (1733 - 1808) |
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| Applied technique: | Etching |
| Medium: | Acrylic glass, Paper, Plastic |
| Art style: | Old Masters |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, France, Europe |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings, Drawings, Watercolors and drawings |
| Artist: | Hubert Robert (1733 - 1808) |
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| Applied technique: | Etching |
| Medium: | Acrylic glass, Paper, Plastic |
| Art style: | Old Masters |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, France, Europe |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings, Drawings, Watercolors and drawings |
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