Jean-Honore Fragonard (1732-1806) was a French painter and printmaker whose late Rococo style was distinguished by a remarkable facility, exuberance and hedonism. The starting-point for this beautifully illustrated book (and the exhibition which it accompanies) was the discovery in 2012 of a drawing by Fragonard depicting his so-called 'fantasy figures'. Fragonard's drawing presents thumbnail-sized sketches relating to 14 of his known 'fantasy-figure' paintings - rapidly executed, brightly coloured portraits of lavishly ...
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Jean-Honore Fragonard (1732-1806) was a French painter and printmaker whose late Rococo style was distinguished by a remarkable facility, exuberance and hedonism. The starting-point for this beautifully illustrated book (and the exhibition which it accompanies) was the discovery in 2012 of a drawing by Fragonard depicting his so-called 'fantasy figures'. Fragonard's drawing presents thumbnail-sized sketches relating to 14 of his known 'fantasy-figure' paintings - rapidly executed, brightly coloured portraits of lavishly costumed individuals, including Young Girl Reading (c.1770) in the collection of the National Gallery of Art, Washington. The book assembles Fragonard's fantasy figures alongside his original sketch for the first time. It presents scientific research into the mysterious series and examines the 18th-century Parisian world of new money, unexpected social alliances and extravagant fashions from which these unique paintings emerged.
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Add this copy of Fragonard: the Fantasy Figures to cart. $36.75, very good condition, Sold by Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Marietta, PA, UNITED STATES, published 2017 by National Gallery of Art.
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VG+ Color illustrated dustjacket with expanded abstract inside front cover, brown cloth-bound boards with silver lettering on spine. xv, 1-159 pp. features 140 color illustrations. "The 2012 discovery of a drawing by Jean-Honoré Fragonard (1732-1806) depicting his so-called fantasy figures is the inspiration behind a revelatory exhibition of the corresponding paintings. Fragonard's drawing presents thumbnail-sized sketches relating to 14 of his known paintings--rapidly executed, brightly colored portraits of lavishly costumed individuals, including the Gallery's own Young Girl Reading (c. 1770). On loan from international public and private collections, Fragonard's fantasy figures will be assembled alongside his original sketch for the first time. The exhibition, as well as its fully illustrated accompanying catalog, presents scientific research into the mysterious series and examines the 18th-century Parisian world of new money, unexpected social alliances, and extravagant fashions from which these unique paintings emerged. The exhibition is curated by Yuriko Jackall, assistant curator, department of French paintings, National Gallery of Art."--Provided by publisher.
Add this copy of Fragonard's Fantasy Figures to cart. $37.00, new condition, Sold by Sequitur Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Boonsboro, MD, UNITED STATES, published 2017 by Lund Humphries.
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New. Size: 8x0x10; Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages. This is an oversized or heavy book, which requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US.
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