Woman Standing
1730
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
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François Boucher
François Boucher was a French painter, draughtsman and etcher, who worked in the Rococo style.
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From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
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Woman Standing is a 1730 by François Boucher, a Baroque work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
The painting shows a woman standing in a lavish setting. She's dressed in fancy clothes, with intricate details. Her pose and expression seem relaxed, as if she's waiting for something. The artist likely studied other works to create this piece. The woman's dress and the background show the artist's attention to detail. To learn more about the use of light and dark in this painting, look up chiaroscuro.
One of the most lavish tributes paid to the memory of Jean-Antoine Watteau (1684-1721) was the publication of four volumes of more than 600 prints (1726-35) after all the paintings and drawings known by the master. Boucher was one of the printmakers who worked on the project, which enabled him to study Watteau's draftsmanship, one of the most significant lessons of his early career.
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François Boucher was a French painter, draughtsman and etcher, who worked in the Rococo style.
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