biography of François BOUCHER (1703-1770)

Personal data


Birth : 09/29/1703 - Paris, France
Death : 05/30/1770 - Paris, France
Sex : M
Nationality/Affiliation : France

Family relations

Father in-law of Pierre Antoine BAUDOIN [ 1723-1769 ]
Father in-law of Jean-Baptiste DESHAYS DE COLLEVILLE [ 1729-1765 ]

Education

Pupil of / student of François LE MOYNE [ 1688-1737 ]

Professional data


Work and Life

Teacher of FRAGONARD Jean-Honoré
Teacher of DROUAIS François Hubert
Teacher of GRAVELOT Hubert Fr. d’Anville
Teacher of HUET Jean-Baptiste I
Teacher of CHARLIER Jacques
Teacher of LEPRINCE Jean-Baptiste
Teacher of SAINT-AUBIN de Gabriel


Other professions

Illustrator

Work


Categorie and medium


Painting : Oil
Print-Multiple : Engraving - Etching
Sculpture-Volume :
Drawing-Watercolor : Black chalk - Black, red & white chalk - Chalk - Pastel - Pencil - Red chalk - Watercolour
Tapestry : Tapestry

Subject

allegory
animals
composition
history
mythology
landscape
portrait
religion
genre scene

Movements and styles

18th century French painting
18th century
18th century painting

Solo Exhibitions (Selected)


Solo exhibitions

2005

Seductive Visions
Wallace Collection – London, United Kingdom
2005 – 04/17/2005

2004

Boucher et les nordiques
Musée Magnin – Dijon, France
2004 – 12/14/2004

Esquisses, pastels et dessins de François Boucher dans les collections privées
Musée Lambinet – Paris, France
2004 – 01/09/2005

Boucher: Seductive Visions
Wallace Collection – London, United Kingdom
2004 – 04/17/2005

2003

Hier et Aujourd’hui
Musée du Louvre – Paris, France
10/17/2003 – 01/19/2004

The Drawings of François Boucher
The Frick Collection – New York NY, United States
10/08/2003 – 12/14/2003

Group Exhibitions (Selected)


Art shows / fairs

2001

13th Annual Works on Paper
New York NY, United States
03/02/2001 – 03/04/2001
Represented by : L’Antiquaire and The Connoisseur – 36 East 73rd Street – New York NY, United States

Bibliography (Selected)


On the artist


Periodicals

2004

FYFE Joe – The drawings of François Boucher at the Frick Collection
in: Art on Paper n° 8-3 p. 76
New York NY, United States
01/2004-02/2004

Legals