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.

François Boucher Artworks

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Les Enfants du Fermier

François Boucher

Les Enfants du Fermier

Sale Date: July 10, 2015

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A peasant girl in a landscape carrying a basket...

François Boucher

A peasant girl in a landscape carrying a basket...

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Étude de draperie, 1961

Circle of François Boucher

Étude de draperie, 1961

Sale Date: June 29, 2015

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Les bergers à la fontaine

François Boucher

Les bergers à la fontaine

Sale Date: July 9, 2015

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Putti disporting with a bird

In the manner of François Boucher

Putti disporting with a bird

Sale Date: July 7, 2015

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Aurora and Cephalus

François Boucher

Aurora and Cephalus

Sale Date: July 7, 2015

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Head of a man wearing a turban

Attributed to François Boucher

Head of a man wearing a turban

Sale Date: July 7, 2015

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An academy study: A seated male nude

François Boucher

An academy study: A seated male nude

Sale Date: July 8, 2015

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Two reclining putti

François Boucher

Two reclining putti

Sale Date: July 8, 2015

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La Bohemienne

François Boucher

La Bohemienne

Sale Date: July 8, 2015

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Vénus endormie

François Boucher

Vénus endormie

Sale Date: July 3, 2015

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Tête de putti

Attributed to François Boucher

Tête de putti

Sale Date: June 19, 2015

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Nativité

After François Boucher

Sale Date: June 20, 2015

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Des noisettes au litron

François Boucher

Des noisettes au litron

Sale Date: June 19, 2015

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La laitière

François Boucher

Sale Date: June 19, 2015

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Jeune fille à sa toilette

François Boucher

Jeune fille à sa toilette

Sale Date: June 16, 2015

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Young shepherdess with basket

Circle of François Boucher

Young shepherdess with basket

Sale Date: June 16, 2015

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Saint anthony of Padua and the finding..., 1730–1740

François Boucher

Saint anthony of Padua and the finding..., 1730–1740

Sale Date: June 16, 2015

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Head of a Young Man

Circle of François Boucher

Head of a Young Man

Sale Date: May 31, 2015

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Diana with Cherubs

Attributed to François Boucher

Diana with Cherubs

Sale Date: May 31, 2015

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Le bal champêtre

Circle of François Boucher

Le bal champêtre

Sale Date: June 3, 2015

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A Male Nude

Attributed to François Boucher

Sale Date: May 16, 2015

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Venus et Vulcain

Attributed to François Boucher

Venus et Vulcain

Sale Date: May 13, 2015

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Portrait d'Antoine Watteau (after Watteau)

François Boucher

Portrait d'Antoine Watteau (after Watteau)

Sale Date: April 29, 2015

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