Caucasus Franz Roubaud Russian Orientalist Painter

<p>Franz Roubaud was a Russian Orientalist painter of French origin born in Odessa which was then part of the Russian Empire.</p><p>Franz Roubaud (1856-1928) is of the same period as the famous Spanish painter Joaquin Sorolla who was born six years later and which the authors have covered in other titles.</p><p>Roubaud first of all paints Caucasian themes - wars river crossings markets landscapes horsemen and he is excellent mastering the painting of horses in all settings and from all angles one or many together.</p><p>The Caucasus is a well known flashpoint with proud warriors admired by their women and some of which were later employed by the Imperial Russian Army see authors´ book <em>Russo-Japanese War</em>.</p><p>His style has both a German and a Russian flavour. He was strongly influenced the Munich painter Theodor Horschelt (1829 - 1871) whose work he saw in Tbilisi Georgia in the 1870 during a trip there with his parents Roubaud adopted a lot from Horschelt including never take sides even in commissioned work.</p><p>We hope you will enjoy our selection of works by Franz Roubaud.</p>