François Boucher

(French, 1703–1770)

François Boucher was a French painter known as a master of the Rococo style. His delicate paintings of pastoral and boudoir scenes meld naturalism with lighthearted fantasy. Referring to his interest in staging compositions in a theatrical manner, he once quipped, “Nature is too green and badly lit.” Born on September 29, 1703 in Paris, France, he apprenticed under artist François Lemoyne and went on to win the Grand Prix de Rome in 1720. The artist cited Peter Paul Rubens and Antoine Watteau as major influences in his development. After establishing himself with important commissions for the royal court at Versailles, he became a member of the Royal Academy and was later appointed director. In 1765, Boucher was awarded the title Premier Peintre du Roi (First Painter of the King) under Louis XV. During his time at court, he produced one of his most famous works, a portrait of the King’s mistress, Madame de Pompadour (1756). The artist died on May 30, 1770 in Paris, France. Boucher’s works are presently held in the collections of the Louvre in Paris, the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., and the Neue Pinakothek in Munich, among others.

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Drawings and Works on Paper, European and British Decorative Art: 18th Century, Prints and Multiples

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La toilette de Vénus

François Boucher

La toilette de Vénus

Sale Date: June 16, 2020

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Académie d'homme, le bras levé, préparatoire au

François Boucher

Académie d'homme, le bras levé, préparatoire au

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Tête de Diane à la colombe, 1744

François Boucher

Tête de Diane à la colombe, 1744

Sale Date: June 16, 2020

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Buste de jeune Fille

François Boucher

Buste de jeune Fille

Sale Date: June 19, 2020

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A young girl with her arm resting on a bird..., 1764

François Boucher

A young girl with her arm resting on a bird..., 1764

Sale Date: June 19, 2020

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Portrait d'un garçon

François Boucher

Portrait d'un garçon

Sale Date: June 24, 2020

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Three putti

François Boucher

Three putti

Sale Date: March 1, 2020

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Moise sauvé des eaux

François Boucher

Moise sauvé des eaux

Sale Date: March 12, 2020

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Mars et Vénus

After François Boucher

Mars et Vénus

Sale Date: November 14, 2019

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Scène galante au berger et à la bergère

François Boucher

Scène galante au berger et à la bergère

Sale Date: February 18, 2020

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Venus reclining before a curtain attended by Cupid

In the manner of François Boucher

Venus reclining before a curtain attended by Cupid

Sale Date: February 3, 2020

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Sanguine drawing of three putti

François Boucher

Sanguine drawing of three putti

Sale Date: January 26, 2020

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L'ENFANT BERGER

François Boucher

L'ENFANT BERGER

Sale Date: January 29, 2020

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VENUS AND CUPID, 1767

François Boucher

VENUS AND CUPID, 1767

Sale Date: January 29, 2020

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VENUS, CUPID AND MERCURY

François Boucher

VENUS, CUPID AND MERCURY

Sale Date: January 29, 2020

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HERCULES AND OMPHALE

François Boucher

HERCULES AND OMPHALE

Sale Date: January 29, 2020

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Léda et le cygne, 1700–1799

After François Boucher

Léda et le cygne, 1700–1799

Sale Date: December 5, 2019

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A nude woman playing a flute, seen from behind

François Boucher

A nude woman playing a flute, seen from behind

Sale Date: January 28, 2020

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ALLEGORIE DES GESICHTES

Circle of François Boucher

ALLEGORIE DES GESICHTES

Sale Date: December 5, 2019

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Deux putti voltigeant avec une colombe Pierre et

François Boucher

Deux putti voltigeant avec une colombe Pierre et

Sale Date: November 27, 2019

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Étude bras et de main gauche

François Boucher

Étude bras et de main gauche

Sale Date: December 11, 2019

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Buste de jeune femme regardant vers sa gauche, 1740

François Boucher

Buste de jeune femme regardant vers sa gauche, 1740

Sale Date: December 11, 2019

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Allégorie de l'Eté

François Boucher

Allégorie de l'Eté

Sale Date: December 11, 2019

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Studie einer nach rechts oben blickenden...

François Boucher

Studie einer nach rechts oben blickenden...

Sale Date: November 29, 2019

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