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Robert Deborne

French, 1870-1944
Robert Deborne Robert Deborne was born in 1870 in Viviers, a small cathedral town in the South of France. Little is known of the finer details of Deborne’s life and he remains rather an enigma. He was the son of a rich farmer, which gave him the opportunity to concentrate on his painting without financial pressures. Indeed, he was so dedicated that he abandoned his family just before the First World War, enabling him to focus completely on his work. Despite his prolificacy, he decided never to hold a solo exhibition nor had any connection with an art dealer to sell his works, although he exhibited often at the Salon d’Automne in Paris (becoming a member in 1923) and the Salon du Sud-Est. A noted talent in his day, Deborne exhibited with major artists at the Salon du Sud-Est. This salon exhibition was on during the winter, which was perfect for Deborne as he was able to paint all summer, his preferred season. The Salon was a forum for unknown, innovative, emerging artists. His paintings were hung alongside works by Paul Cézanne, Henri Matisse, Paul Gaugin, Georges Rouault, André Derain, Albert Marquet, Felix Vallotton and Edouard Vullard, to name but a few. Deborne was exhibiting at the Salon du Sud-Est in 1905, the year when the press coined the then rather disparaging term of ‘Fauves’ (French for ‘wild beasts’) to describe artists using strong, separate, unnatural colours in a representational manner, moving away from the realism of impressionism. The phrase stuck and the new movement of Fauvism was recognised, of which Deborne was certainly a part and influenced by. Deborne had a close friendship with Paul Signac with whom he exhibited on several occasions at the Salon de Sud-Est. Signac spent some time in Viviers with Deborne, and the two are known to have been together on the banks of the Rhône, sketching and painting. He mostly painted scenes of Viviers, his home town on the Rhône and its environs. He also featured Nebbio in Corsica in many of his paintings. His works are very much centered on these places that he loved, and his depictions of the Rhône, its banks and the hills beside it are poetically marked by variations in time, weather and season. He was particularly fond of painting at dawn and dusk. Robert Deborne returned to the same landscapes again and again, portraying them from different perspectives and in changing light. This was a deliberate choice – he wanted to share the beauty of these inspiring places that were immediately before him. Vivarais to Deborne was what the Montagne Sainte-Victoire was for Cézanne or the banks of the Creuse were for Guillaumin. These landscapes were his life, and every brushstroke illuminates the beauty of these places for others to experience.
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L'eglise au Paysage (The Church in the Countryside)
L'eglise au Paysage (The Church in the Countryside)

L'eglise au Paysage (The Church in the Countryside)

By Robert Deborne

Located in London, GB

Robert Deborne L'Eglise au Paysage (The Church in the Countryside) 1870-1944 Oil on canvas, signed lower right Image size: 26 3/4 x 41 inches (68 x 104 cm) Hand-carved contemporary-s...

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Early 19th Century Post-Impressionist Robert Deborne

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Route de Montagne
Route de Montagne

Route de Montagne

By Robert Deborne

Located in London, GB

Robert Deborne Route de Montagne Oil on canvas, signed lower right Image size: 21 1/3 x 25 1/2 inches (54.3 x 65 cm) Original gilt frame Provenance Artist’s Estate This work depict...

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Early 20th Century Impressionist Robert Deborne

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Canvas, Oil

Vue du Viviers (View of Viviers)
Vue du Viviers (View of Viviers)

Vue du Viviers (View of Viviers)

By Robert Deborne

Located in London, GB

Robert Deborne Vue du Viviers (View of Viviers) 1870-1944 Oil on board, signed lower right Image size: 27 x 41 1/4 inches (68.8 x 104.7 cm) Contemporary-style frame Provenance Artist's estate Vue du Viviers (View of Viviers) Robert Deborne Vue du Viviers (View of Viviers) 1870-1944 Oil on board, signed lower right Image size: 27 x 41 1/4 inches (68.8 x 104.7 cm) Contemporary-style frame Provenance Artist's estate Enquire View in Room...

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Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Robert Deborne

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Oil, Board

Paysage du Vivarais avec une Ferme, French Post-Impressionist, Signed Painting
Paysage du Vivarais avec une Ferme, French Post-Impressionist, Signed Painting

Paysage du Vivarais avec une Ferme, French Post-Impressionist, Signed Painting

By Robert Deborne

Located in London, GB

Oil on canvas, signed bottom right Image size: 26 1/4 x 19 3/4 inches (41.5 x 50 cm) Hand made gilt frame Provenance Artist's Estate This work is sold with a certificate of authe...

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Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Robert Deborne

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Arbre en Fleurs, Oil Landscape, French Post-Impressionist
Arbre en Fleurs, Oil Landscape, French Post-Impressionist

Arbre en Fleurs, Oil Landscape, French Post-Impressionist

By Robert Deborne

Located in London, GB

Oil on board, mounted on panel, signed lower right Image size: 19 x 23 (48 x 58 cm) Contemporary style handmade frame £10,000 Provenance Artists Estate The Artist Robert Deborne...

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Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Robert Deborne

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La Ferme Jaune (The Yellow Farm)
La Ferme Jaune (The Yellow Farm)

La Ferme Jaune (The Yellow Farm)

By Robert Deborne

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Robert Deborne La Ferme Jaune (The Yellow Farm) 1870-1944 Oil on board, signed lower right Image size: 20 1/3 x 26 3/4 inches (51.8 x 68 cm) Hand-made contemporary-style frame Rober...

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Early 20th Century Robert Deborne

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Oil, Board

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