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
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)

Joined 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)

Capital Letters, 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)

Art of Writing, 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)

Art of Writing, 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)

Various Slanted Calligraphy, 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)

Basic Shapes, 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)

Various Rounded-Style Calligraphy, 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)

Various Joined Calligraphy, 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)

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
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)

Adrienne-Sophie, Marquise of ***
Augustin de Saint-Aubin French, 1736-1807

Strokes and Positions of the Pen, 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)

"The Anger of Neptune" Fountain
Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin (French, 1724-1780) after a fountain by Jacques-François Blondel (French, 1705-1774)

Sketchbook
Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin French, 1724-1780

Louise Émilie, Baroness of ***
Augustin de Saint-Aubin French, 1736-1807

Allegory
Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin French, 1724-1780