The Painter of Bayonne In the quiet streets of Bayonne, a young man began to shape a vision that would eventually find its way to the grand studios of Paris. Born in 1878, Gabriel Roby was a child of the French coast, a place where the salt air and local traditions would forever color his perspective. His early training began under the guidance of Philippe Jolyet at the Ecole municipale de dessin et de peinture de Bayonne. This founda…
Scroll through Gabriel Roby's working life — artwork by artwork, chapter by chapter — from the earliest dated work to the last. Each thumbnail is pinned at its exact year on the gold axis.
The ribbon is divided into shaded bands, one per career chapter. Each chapter groups Gabriel Roby's works by their historical period — early training, mature practice, final years.
Every thumbnail is pinned at its precise creation year. A thin gold thread drops from the image to its exact point on the axis. Larger frames mark the artist's masterpieces by rank.
The gradient bar beneath the axis shifts colour as the dominant art movement changes over time — from the warm golds of the early period through the deeper tones of maturity. It fills progressively as you scroll.