British & Continental Auction | May 8, 2024
Wed, May 8, 2024 10:00AM EDT
Lot 89
Hubert Robert
Estimate: $15,000 - $20,000
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
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| $0 | $25 |
| $100 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $3,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
(French,1733-1808)
View of the Chateau d'Amboise, dated lower right "1766"
red chalk on Vander Ley cream laid paper with watermark with hunting horn within shield below a crown, 12-5/8 x 17-5/8 in.; gilt wood frame, bound reed decoration, 20-1/2 x 25-1/8 x 1-1/2 in.
Provenance: with Galerie Cailleux, Paris; Private Georgia Collection
Literature: E. Thomas, "Les Logis royaux d'Amboise", Revue de l'Art, 1993, no. 100, p. 48 and 53, fig. 21.
Exhibited: Paris, Salon, 1771, no. 88.
Galerie Cailleux, Le Rouge et le Noir: cent dessins francais de 1700 a 1850, Paris, 1991, no. 68.
Note: From the Christie's sale "This drawing was executed by Robert just after his return to Italy. The drawing was exhibited at the Salon of 1771 under the description 'Deux Dessins faits d'apres Nature au Chateau d'Amboise', Explication des peintures, sculptures et gravures de messieurs de l'Acadmie Royale, Paris, 1771, no. 88.
Condition
loose, lined with archival tissue for support, very good condition
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with Galerie Cailleux, Paris; Private Georgia Collection
