Lot Essay
This lively painting relates to Hubert Robert's grand 1787 canvas in the Art Institute of Chicago.
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The interior of a Roman palace, an obelisk beyond
Details
Hubert Robert (Paris 1733-1808)
The interior of a Roman palace, an obelisk beyond
oil on paper, laid down on canvas
12 ¾ x 9 7/8 in. (32.4 x 24.9 cm.)
The interior of a Roman palace, an obelisk beyond
oil on paper, laid down on canvas
12 ¾ x 9 7/8 in. (32.4 x 24.9 cm.)
Provenance
with Galerie Cailleux, Paris, by 1957.
Anonymous sale; Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 5 December 1990, lot 85, where acquired by the following.
Private collection.
Anonymous sale; Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 5 December 1990, lot 85, where acquired by the following.
Private collection.
Literature
To be included in the forthcoming catalogue raisonné of the paintings of Hubert Robert being prepared by the Wildenstein Institute.
Exhibited
Paris, Galerie Cailleux, Hubert Robert, Louis Moreau: Exposition du cent-cinquantenaire de leur mort, 26 November-20 December 1957, no. 16.
Brought to you by
Alexa Armstrong