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Hubert Robert — Capriccio with the Pyramid of Maupertuis
Hubert Robert

Capriccio with the Pyramid of Maupertuis

A capriccio painting by Hubert Robert featuring an imaginative architectural composition centered on the Pyramid of Maupertuis. The work exemplifies the Rococo fascination with fantastical landscapes and classical monuments rendered in oil on canvas.

Medium
oil on canvas
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Auction House · Sotheby's

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Elegance & Wonder: Masterpieces from the Collection of Jordan and Thomas A. Saunders III

May 21, 2025

Estimate: $250,000 – $350,000

Lot 31

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Hubert Robert, Capriccio with the Pyramid of Maupertuis

A capriccio painting by Hubert Robert featuring an imaginative architectural composition centered on the Pyramid of Maupertuis. The work exemplifies the Rococo fascination with fantastical landscapes and classical monuments rendered in oil on canvas.

Medium
oil on canvas
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

French, Hubert Robert, Rococo, Classical, Imaginative, Landscape, Capriccio, Pyramid, Architecture, Oil on Canvas

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Collected by

Art Institute of Chicago