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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Venus giving nectar to Cupid

François Boucher

Venus giving nectar to Cupid

Sale Date: December 4, 2013

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La Tendre Pastorale : A pastoral landscape with...

François Boucher

La Tendre Pastorale : A pastoral landscape with...

Sale Date: December 3, 2013

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The little alchemist, or an allegory of..., 1769

François Boucher

The little alchemist, or an allegory of..., 1769

Sale Date: December 5, 2013

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Bildnis des Künstlers Antoine Watteau mit..., 1722

François Boucher

Bildnis des Künstlers Antoine Watteau mit..., 1722

Sale Date: November 28, 2013

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Etude de femme drapée appuyée sur un piédestal

François Boucher

Etude de femme drapée appuyée sur un piédestal

Sale Date: November 13, 2013

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Vénus et Cupidon

Follower of François Boucher

Vénus et Cupidon

Sale Date: October 27, 2013

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Léda et le cygne

Follower of François Boucher

Léda et le cygne

Sale Date: October 25, 2013

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La pêche et Le berger accordant sa musette (pair)

Follower of François Boucher

La pêche et Le berger accordant sa musette (pair)

Sale Date: October 25, 2013

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A putto holding a lyre and wreath

François Boucher

A putto holding a lyre and wreath

Sale Date: October 30, 2013

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Diana asleep, 1752

Follower of François Boucher

Diana asleep, 1752

Sale Date: November 6, 2013

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Courtship Scene in a Pastoral Landscape and Maid

Follower of François Boucher

Courtship Scene in a Pastoral Landscape and Maid

Sale Date: October 12, 2013

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Le sommeil (collab. w/workshop), 1760

François Boucher

Le sommeil (collab. w/workshop), 1760

Sale Date: October 21, 2013

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Noahs Einzug in die Arche

François Boucher

Noahs Einzug in die Arche

Sale Date: October 15, 2013

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Le moulin

After François Boucher

Sale Date: October 4, 2013

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La toilette de Vénus, 1800–1899

Style of François Boucher

La toilette de Vénus, 1800–1899

Sale Date: October 4, 2013

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La lecture et La marchande de mode (pair)

Follower of François Boucher

La lecture et La marchande de mode (pair)

Sale Date: October 2, 2013

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Allegory of Spring and Allegory of Autumn (pair)

Style of François Boucher

Allegory of Spring and Allegory of Autumn (pair)

Sale Date: September 10, 2013

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Pastoral Scene with Shepherd and Shepherdess

In the manner of François Boucher

Pastoral Scene with Shepherd and Shepherdess

Sale Date: September 20, 2013

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Study of a Woman's Head

School of François Boucher

Study of a Woman's Head

Sale Date: September 20, 2013

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Schäferin mit Schaf und Blumenkranz

Follower of François Boucher

Schäferin mit Schaf und Blumenkranz

Sale Date: September 18, 2013

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L'Amour Désarmé, 1775–1799

After François Boucher

L'Amour Désarmé, 1775–1799

Sale Date: September 20, 2013

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Arion sauve par le dauphin (L'Eau), 1800–1899

After François Boucher

Arion sauve par le dauphin (L'Eau), 1800–1899

Sale Date: July 21, 2013

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Scène galantes romantiques et d'anges..., 1875–1925

Style of François Boucher

Scène galantes romantiques et d'anges..., 1875–1925

Sale Date: July 21, 2013

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La pecheuse

Follower of François Boucher

Sale Date: June 28, 2013

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