Frau im Profil, nach rechts gehend, François Boucher, François Boucher;  workshop
François Boucher, François Boucher
Frau im Profil, nach rechts gehend
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François Boucher
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Frau im Profil, nach rechts gehend, 1752


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519 x 401 mm
Inventory Number
1229
Object Number
1229 Z
Acquisition
Acquired in 1840
Status
Can be presented in the study room of the Graphische Sammlung (special opening hours)

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The two large-scale drawings of elegantly dressed ladies (Obj. No. 1228 Z and 1229 Z) were conceived as companion pieces. Boucher made pointed use of the white and black chalk to lend the sumptuous garments plasticity and make the materiality of the heavy silks palpable. He modelled the ridges and valleys formed by the fabric and gave it a lustrous sheen. In these works, Boucher monumental- ized the ladies of Watteau’s fêtes galantes.

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15.11.2024