Monday, February 28, 2011

Jean-Honoré Fragonard (1785 (April 5, 1732 – August 22, 1806)

                                                                                          
The Swing
1767

Fragonard was one of the finest Rococo painters, who fell into near-complete obscurity in his later life, and it took many long years to pass, well after the artist's death, before his greatness was recognized again. I find that to be such an unfortunate circumstance that seems to affect so many artists, whom we now are completely enamored with. And Fragonard was such a wonderful Rococo artist in every aspect of painting, how could he be forgotten? 

The White Bull

The Bathers
1772-1775

The Little Park
1764-1765

The Fountain of Love
1785

4 comments:

  1. The problem there is, if we say he was fickly forgotten, does that mean that now he's only fickly remembered?

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    Eva from Denmark

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