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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DIE HL. FAMILIE

Attributed to Jean-Antoine Watteau

DIE HL. FAMILIE

Sale Date: May 22, 1992

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DES FIGURES DE DIFFERENTS CARACTERES

After Jean-Antoine Watteau

DES FIGURES DE DIFFERENTS CARACTERES

Sale Date: April 24, 1992

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L'ALLIANCE DE LA MUSIQUE ET DE LA COMEDIE, 1730

Jean-Antoine Watteau

L'ALLIANCE DE LA MUSIQUE ET DE LA COMEDIE, 1730

Sale Date: April 11, 1992

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LE MARCHAND D'ORVIETAN

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LE MARCHAND D'ORVIETAN

Sale Date: April 5, 1992

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DEUX ETUDES DE FEMMES

Jean-Antoine Watteau

DEUX ETUDES DE FEMMES

Sale Date: April 3, 1992

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AN ELEGANT COMPANY OUT-OF-DOORS WITH A MARRIAGE...

In the manner of Jean-Antoine Watteau

AN ELEGANT COMPANY OUT-OF-DOORS WITH A MARRIAGE...

Sale Date: April 3, 1992

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A FETE CHAMPETRE

Follower of Jean-Antoine Watteau

A FETE CHAMPETRE

Sale Date: April 3, 1992

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THREE LADIES IN PROFILE TO THE RIGHT,..., 1713–1714

Jean-Antoine Watteau

THREE LADIES IN PROFILE TO THE RIGHT,..., 1713–1714

Sale Date: January 15, 1992

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STUDIES OF TWO GIRLS' HEAD

Jean-Antoine Watteau

STUDIES OF TWO GIRLS' HEAD

Sale Date: January 15, 1992

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STUDIES OF THE HEAD OF A WOMAN AND OF A MAN...

Jean-Antoine Watteau

STUDIES OF THE HEAD OF A WOMAN AND OF A MAN...

Sale Date: January 15, 1992

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PORTRAIT OF A CHARACTER FROM THE COMEDIA...

Circle of Jean-Antoine Watteau

PORTRAIT OF A CHARACTER FROM THE COMEDIA...

Sale Date: January 13, 1992

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DEUX ETATS D'UNE FEMME DANSANT, 1718

Jean-Antoine Watteau

DEUX ETATS D'UNE FEMME DANSANT, 1718

Sale Date: December 18, 1991

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ETUDE DE FEMME

Jean-Antoine Watteau

ETUDE DE FEMME

Sale Date: December 14, 1991

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LA DANCE

Attributed to Jean-Antoine Watteau

LA DANCE

Sale Date: December 11, 1991

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RECTO: DEUX ETUDES DE SOLDATS VUS DE PROFIL VERS

Jean-Antoine Watteau

RECTO: DEUX ETUDES DE SOLDATS VUS DE PROFIL VERS

Sale Date: November 29, 1991

Auction Closed

HALTE DE PELERINS DE COMPOSTELLE

Circle of Jean-Antoine Watteau

HALTE DE PELERINS DE COMPOSTELLE

Sale Date: November 29, 1991

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BAUERNFEST

Jean-Antoine Watteau

BAUERNFEST

Sale Date: November 26, 1991

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BRUSTBILD EINER JUNGEN FRAU MIT

Jean-Antoine Watteau

BRUSTBILD EINER JUNGEN FRAU MIT

Sale Date: November 26, 1991

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LE PIERROT CONTENT

After Jean-Antoine Watteau

LE PIERROT CONTENT

Sale Date: November 22, 1991

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DU BEL AGE OU LES JEUX REMPLISSENT VOS DESIRS...

After Jean-Antoine Watteau

DU BEL AGE OU LES JEUX REMPLISSENT VOS DESIRS...

Sale Date: November 6, 1991

Auction Closed

FEMME DANS UNE ATTITUDE DE DANSE. FEMME...

After Jean-Antoine Watteau

FEMME DANS UNE ATTITUDE DE DANSE. FEMME...

Sale Date: November 6, 1991

Auction Closed

LES FATIGUES DE LA GUERRE. GRAVE PAR G. SCOTIN....

After Jean-Antoine Watteau

LES FATIGUES DE LA GUERRE. GRAVE PAR G. SCOTIN....

Sale Date: November 6, 1991

Auction Closed

LE BOSQUET DE BACCHUS. GRAVE PAR C.N. COCHIN.

After Jean-Antoine Watteau

LE BOSQUET DE BACCHUS. GRAVE PAR C.N. COCHIN.

Sale Date: November 6, 1991

Auction Closed

FEMME ASSISE DE FACE... BUSTE DE JEUNE FILLE....

After Jean-Antoine Watteau

FEMME ASSISE DE FACE... BUSTE DE JEUNE FILLE....

Sale Date: November 6, 1991

Auction Closed

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