Lot 262
- 262
Hubert Robert
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
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Description
- Hubert Robert
- 'La Fileuse': Capriccio with a woman spinning by the pyramid of Cestius, amid other Roman sculptures and remains
- Pen and gray ink and watercolor, over black chalk, within brown ink framing lines;
signed and inscribed on stone, lower right: DESSINE / A / STE. PELAGIE / PAR H.ROBERT / L'AN DEUXIE[ME] / DE LA REPUBLIC - 14 3/4 x 9 1/4 inches
Provenance
Sale, London, Christie's, 2 July 1991, lot 337
Condition
Laid down on old backing. A little light surface dirt and foxing, but overall condition good and fresh. Sold in a modern carved and gilded frame.
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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE 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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
The inscription on the slab indicates that this drawing was done while Robert was in prison in Saint-Pélagie where he was taken after his arrest for not having renewed his civilian's card in October 1793. In January 1794 he was transferred to the jail at Saint-Lazare, where he remained until he was released in July 1794, after the fall of Robespierre. A watercolor of two prisoners playing cards in a cell at Saint-Pélagie is in the Musée des Beaux-Arts, Orléans,1 and a self-portrait done in the same prison, and bearing a Latin inscription which proclaims his innocence, is in the Musée Carnavalet, Paris. Robert frequently places his signature and other notations as if they are antique inscriptions on the classical remains.
1. Victor Carlson, Hubert Robert, Drawings and Watercolors, exhib. cat., Washington, National Gallery of Art, 1978-79, p. 142, no. 58, reproduced
1. Victor Carlson, Hubert Robert, Drawings and Watercolors, exhib. cat., Washington, National Gallery of Art, 1978-79, p. 142, no. 58, reproduced