Aubin’s work is defined by its painter sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.
Ocean Undulations Revealing Particles of Sand and Coral
Barbara Aubin American, born 1928
Bastard Letters of the Alphabet, from Encyclopédie
Aubin (French, active 18th century) after Charles Paillasson (French, 1718-1789) published by André le Breton (French, 1708-1779), Michel-Antoine David (French, c. 1707-1769), Laurent Durand (French, 1712-1763), and Antoine-Claude Briasson (French, 1700-1775)
Round Letters of the Alphabet, from Encyclopédie
Joined Letters of the Alphabet, from Encyclopédie
Capital Letters, from Encyclopédie
Art of Writing, from Encyclopédie
Various Slanted Calligraphy, from Encyclopédie
Basic Shapes, from Encyclopédie
Various Rounded-Style Calligraphy, from Encyclopédie
Various Joined Calligraphy, from Encyclopédie
View of the Salon in the Louvre in the Year 1753
Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin French, 1724-1780
Letter Engraving
Aubin (French, c. 1701-1800) published by J. A. Defehrt (French, c. 1701-1800)
Pen Positions, from Encyclopédie
Adrienne-Sophie, Marquise of ***
Augustin de Saint-Aubin French, 1736-1807
Strokes and Positions of the Pen, from Encyclopédie
"The Anger of Neptune" Fountain
Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin (French, 1724-1780) after a fountain by Jacques-François Blondel (French, 1705-1774)
Sketchbook
Louise Émilie, Baroness of ***
Allegory