Jean-Antoine Watteau

(French, 1684–1721)

Jean-Antoine Watteau was a seminal French painter of the Rococo style. Watteau’s lyrical paint handling and graceful compositions are exemplified in his work Pilgrimage to Cythera (1717). Born on October 10, 1684 in Valenciennes, France, he briefly apprenticed with a painter in his hometown before moving to Paris at the age of 18. Watteau regularly sketched scenes of life in the city and in 1703 entered the studio of Claude Gillot, a painter of opera sets. This exposure to the artificial lighting and costumery of the theater, as well as Gillot’s atmospheric handling of landscapes, nymphs, and fauns, greatly influenced the young Watteau. In the years that followed, he studied the paintings of Peter Paul Rubens, Correggio, and others, while garnering the patronage of collectors in Paris and abroad. Many of his mature works included portraits of characters from the Comédie-Italienne, most famously the ill-fated clown named Gilles. Watteau died at the height of his career from tuberculosis at the age of 37, on July 18, 1721 in Nogern-sur-Marne, France. The generation of painters that followed his death included both François Boucher and Jean-Honoré Fragonard. These two along with others were profoundly influenced by the theatrical scenes, feathery brushstrokes, and pastel hues employed by Watteau. Today, his works are held in the collections of the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, the Louvre Museum in Paris, the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., and the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, among others.

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Jean-Antoine Watteau Artworks

Jean-Antoine Watteau (765 results)

Les Plaisirs pastoral

After Jean-Antoine Watteau

Les Plaisirs pastoral

Sale Date: March 25, 1994

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A FETE GALANTE

In the manner of Jean-Antoine Watteau

A FETE GALANTE

Sale Date: February 24, 1994

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A young peasant girl resting with a dog at her...

In the manner of Jean-Antoine Watteau

A young peasant girl resting with a dog at her...

Sale Date: February 24, 1994

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Mezzetin

After Jean-Antoine Watteau

Sale Date: February 23, 1994

Auction Closed

FIGURES BY A WOODED WATERFALL

In the manner of Jean-Antoine Watteau

FIGURES BY A WOODED WATERFALL

Sale Date: January 14, 1994

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FETE CHAMPETRE

Follower of Jean-Antoine Watteau

FETE CHAMPETRE

Sale Date: January 14, 1994

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A FETE CHAMPETRE

Circle of Jean-Antoine Watteau

A FETE CHAMPETRE

Sale Date: January 12, 1994

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LA CASCADE

After Jean-Antoine Watteau

Sale Date: December 21, 1993

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L'ACCORD PARFAIT

After Jean-Antoine Watteau

L'ACCORD PARFAIT

Sale Date: December 17, 1993

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F,te Galante

Follower of Jean-Antoine Watteau

Sale Date: December 8, 1993

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Leçon d'Amour

After Jean-Antoine Watteau

Leçon d'Amour

Sale Date: December 2, 1993

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Fête champêtre

In the manner of Jean-Antoine Watteau

Fête champêtre

Sale Date: November 24, 1993

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FEMME D'AFRIQUE ALLANT PAR LES RUES [&] FEMME ...

Attributed to Jean-Antoine Watteau

FEMME D'AFRIQUE ALLANT PAR LES RUES [&] FEMME ...

Sale Date: November 5, 1993

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FETE GALANTE

In the manner of Jean-Antoine Watteau

Sale Date: October 28, 1993

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Fete Champetre

After Jean-Antoine Watteau

Fete Champetre

Sale Date: October 27, 1993

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Jupiter and Antiope

After Jean-Antoine Watteau

Jupiter and Antiope

Sale Date: October 26, 1993

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LE VENDANGEUR [&] LE BUVEUR [D-V 79, II , 1731–1739

After Jean-Antoine Watteau

LE VENDANGEUR [&] LE BUVEUR [D-V 79, II , 1731–1739

Sale Date: October 15, 1993

Auction Closed

LA CAUSE BAINDE [&] LES ENFANS DE MOMUS [CR: , 1729

After Jean-Antoine Watteau

LA CAUSE BAINDE [&] LES ENFANS DE MOMUS [CR: , 1729

Sale Date: October 15, 1993

Auction Closed

PARAVENT DE SIX FEUILLES (DARSTELLUNGEN)..., 1728

After Jean-Antoine Watteau

PARAVENT DE SIX FEUILLES (DARSTELLUNGEN)..., 1728

Sale Date: October 15, 1993

Auction Closed

VENUS BLESSEE PAR L'AMOUR, 1731

After Jean-Antoine Watteau

VENUS BLESSEE PAR L'AMOUR, 1731

Sale Date: October 15, 1993

Auction Closed

LE TEMPLE DE NEPTUNE [&] LE TEMPLE DE DIANE..., 1760

After Jean-Antoine Watteau

LE TEMPLE DE NEPTUNE [&] LE TEMPLE DE DIANE..., 1760

Sale Date: October 15, 1993

Auction Closed

MEZETIN, 1755

After Jean-Antoine Watteau

MEZETIN, 1755

Sale Date: October 15, 1993

Auction Closed

L'AUTOMNE [&] L'HIVER [&] LE PRINTEMPS [&] ...

After Jean-Antoine Watteau

L'AUTOMNE [&] L'HIVER [&] LE PRINTEMPS [&] ...

Sale Date: October 15, 1993

Auction Closed

LE PLAISIR PASTORAL

After Jean-Antoine Watteau

LE PLAISIR PASTORAL

Sale Date: October 15, 1993

Auction Closed

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