Early 19th Century Oil Painting on Canvas in the manner of Jean-Antoine Watteau
Item Details
An early nineteenth-century oil painting on canvas in the manner of renowned French Rococo artist Jean-Antoine Watteau (1684-1721). This work features a crowd of elite men and women dressed in Rococo attire, gathered in a retreated romantic setting. A decadent sculptural fountain stands in the right foreground, and the crowd watches a man and woman about to dance together. No signature was found on the work. The painting is presented in an elaborate gold-tone wood frame with a decadent floral relief design. A metal nameplate inscribed with Watteau’s name and life dates is affixed to the front of the frame.
Jean-Antoine Watteau was one of the maximum exponents of the French Rococo style, known for his theater set design and Parisian aristocratic genre oil paintings. Inspired by the style of the Dutch Realists Adriaen Brouwer, David Teniers, and the Flemish Baroque influence of Rubens. He studied under the tutelage of Claude Gillot and Claude Audran III, establishing his distinctive, signature painting style and content for which he became widely recognized.
Condition
- canvas has been trimmed and relined; signs of in-painting scattered throughout; some wear to frame including scratches, chips, cracks, stains, and discoloration; canvas needs adjusting in frame.
Dimensions
- measurement of frame; visible image measures approximately 24"W x 18"H.
Item #
17STA013-096
