Eighteenth-Century French Drawings in New York Collections

Drawings by acknowledged masters and lesser-known artists and a broad range of subject matter characterize the one hundred sheets reproduced in this volume.

Arts & Photography

Stein, Perrin

Holmes, Mary Taverner

History & Criticism

Metropolitan Museum of Art

"The first dream, the first germ, the first conception" was how in 1894 the renowned connoisseur Philippe de Chennevières, whose celebrated collection of drawings numbered in the thousands, chose to describe the essence and appeal of this medium. For this nineteenth-century French aesthete, only a small number of refined individuals had a true appreciation of these highly personal jottings and studies. Since his time, however, the ranks of connoisseurs of eighteenth-century French drawings have grown steadily, not only in France but in the United States as well.  The Enlightenment in France was marked by progress and innovation in virtually every area of intellectual and artistic endeavor. With the influential writings of Voltaire and Rousseau and the political challenges that led to the overthrow of the Bourbon monarchy and the founding of the French Republic, the eighteenth century is often seen as laying the foundations of the modern era. The far-reaching intellectual and cultural aspirations of the eighteenth century found one form of expression in the draftsmanship of the age. In a period that valued inspiration over rote, drawingperhaps more than any other artistic mediumembodied the creative impulse. Painters, sculptors, and printmakers were attracted to the medium of drawing, not just for its practical utility but as a vehicle for the expression of individual genius.  Arranged chronologically and thematically, Eighteenth-Century French Drawings in New York Collections traces the expansion of the Rococo style through the accomplishments of its most brilliant practitioners and through its gradual displacement by the more spartan Neoclassical idiom, which accelerated during the political upheaval of the Revolution and its aftermath. An intimate window into the creative process, the medium of drawing in the eighteenth century gained a devoted following of connoisseurs who began to collect, document, and treasure the graphic output of their contemporaries, a pursuit carried on through the centuries and continued with enthusiasm by public institutions and private collectors in New York today. This volume, and the exhibition for which it serves as the catalogue, attempt to strike a balance between a broad representation of the acknowledged masters of the period—Watteau, Boucher, Natoire, Fragonard, Robert, Greuzeand talented but lesser-known artists, including Doyen, Drouais, and Isabey. The one hundred sheets included, many of them previously unpublished, present a broad range of subjectsfrom genre, still life, and portraiture to studies for history paintingand are drawn from the holdings of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Pierpont Morgan Library, Cooper-Hewitt Museum (Smithsonian Institution), The Frick Collection, and twenty-seven private collections. [This book was originally published in 1999 and has gone out of print. This edition is a print-on-demand version of the original book.]

Holmes, Mary Tavener

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French Drawings Clouet to Seurat /anglais

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BRITISH MUSEUM

This catalogue was published in conjunction with the exhibition "Eighteenth-Century French Drawings in New York Collections" held at the Metropolitan Museum in February, 1999. Arranged chronologically and thematically, it traces the expansion of the Rococo style through the accomplishments of its most brilliant practitioners and through its gradual displacement by the more spartan Neoclassical idiom which accelerated during the French Revolution and its aftermath. One hundred ten colorplates, 129 b&amp;w illustrations, and commentary present not only acknowledged masters of the period but talented and lesser known artists. Oversize: 9.5x12

Metropolitan Museum Of Art (new York, N.y.)

Collections, Catalogs & Exhibitions

An exquisitely illustrated volume that emphasizes the importance of drawing in Fragonard's creative process One of the most forward-looking artists in 18th-century France, Jean-Honoré Fragonard (1732–1806) is considered the preeminent draftsman of his time. This fresh assessment of the artist focuses on the role of drawing in his creative process and showcases Fragonard’s mastery and experimentation with drawing in a range of media, from vivid red chalk to luminous brown wash, as well as etching, watercolor, and gouache. Unlike many old master painters, Fragonard explored the potential of drawings as works of art in their own right, ones that permitted him to work with great freedom and allowed his genius to shine. The drawings featured here come from public and private collections in New York, balancing a mix of well-loved masterpieces, new discoveries, and works that have long been out of the public eye.

Fragonard: Drawing Triumphant

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Eighteenth-Century French Drawings in New York Collections

Eighteenth-Century French Drawings in New York Collections

French Drawings Clouet to Seurat /anglais

Eighteenth-Century French Drawings in New York Collections

Eighteenth-Century French Drawings in New York Collections

Fragonard: Drawing Triumphant