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ID number: BIRBI-2007.1 Institution: The Barber Institute of Fine Arts Artist / Maker: Robert, Hubert (1733-1808) Title / Object name: Study of a Tree with a Figure Object type: Drawing Place made: Paris Culture: French Date made: about 1780 Materials: Red chalk, over squaring in black chalk, on paper Measurements: 385 x 524 mm; mount: 690 x 796 mm Provenance: Jules-Alexandre Duval le Camus (1814-1878), Paris (L.1441); E. Calando, Paris (L.837); Christie's Sale, London, 10 July 2001 (lot 114); purchased by Day & Faber, London, (173); purchased by the Barber Institute, 24 July 2007. |
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Robert was a garden designer, as well as a painter and trees formed an important part of his landscape subjects. He was also a prolific draughtsman, invariably using red chalk, a medium he used with enormous subtlety. Many of Robert’s drawings were finished compositions made in the studio and sold directly to collectors. This study of an ancient, blasted tree, however, may have been made from nature. Certainly, the fact that it is squared up in black chalk - to help with the process of transferring the image - suggests that it was used as preparatory material for a finished work. |
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