Marius Hubert-robert (paris, 1885- Nice, 1966). "houses In Normandy". 1918.

Wooden frame and gilded stucco (wear). Frame dimensions: 45 x 65 cm.
Dimensions of the watercolor: 37 x 57 cm. Signed Marius Robert, dated 1918.
Marius Hubert-Robert (born in Paris in1885 and died in 1966 in Nice) is a painter, watercolorist and illustrator. Painter to the 10th Army during the 1914-18 war, Marius Hubert Robert donated 2 of his war works to the Luxembourg Museum. He exhibited in particular at the Salon des Indépendants in 1929, at the French Artists, at the Société Nouvelle des Beaux Arts, at the Salon d'Hiver. He was sponsored for ten years by the Astor family who allowed him to travel a lot in the world and in particular in the US and Canada, but also in Africa (Morocco and Egypt), in Greece, and Indochina. He also collaborated with the newspaper "L'Illustration" (circa 1930-1938). A draftsman fascinated by travel, he illustrated many works or simply produced their covers, such as “L'Indochine” by Robert Chauvelot, “Couleurs de Sang” by Gustave Aubry, “Le Maroc” by Pierre Dumas or even “La Méditerranée”. by Louis Bertrand, and many others ...