The Peasant Dance

c. 1770/1775

Hubert Robert

Associated Names
Hubert Robert

Artist, French, 1733 - 1808

This is a drawing of an interior scene in a rustic setting. The room has a high ceiling with exposed wooden beams and a large window. Various figures are engaged in dancing, playing music, and observing. To the left, a character plays a flute while standing on a barrel. In the foreground, a dancer appears in mid-motion. The figures are clustered around the central dancer, some holding hands and others leaning against barrels. In the background, a ladder reaches up to a loft area where additional objects are stored. The atmosphere is festive yet intimate, with a focus on movement and engagement among the elements in the image.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and black ink with gray and brown wash and black chalk over a black chalk counterproof, on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Samuel H. Kress Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 36.3 x 28.3 cm (14 5/16 x 11 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1963.15.26


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Francois Coty [1874-1934], Paris (sale, Paris, Galerie Charpentier, 30 November- 1 December 1936, no. 13). Richard Owen, Paris; purchased 1937 by Samuel H. Kress, New York; gift 1963 to the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1977

  • Eisler, Colin. Paintings from the Samuel H. Kress Collection: European Schools Excluding Italian. Oxford, 1977: p.341: dK470, fig.310.

1978

  • Carlson, Victor. Hubert Robert Drawings and Watercolors. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1978: 34.

Wikidata ID

Q64574698

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