Jean Antoine Watteau Giclée Fine Art Prints 1 of 3
1684-1721
French Rococo Painter
Jean Antoine Watteau (1684-1721) came to Paris at the age of eighteen and worked in the studio of Claude Gillot, famous for his scenes of Italian comedy. He then assisted Claude Audran III in decorating Parisian homes. He was patronized by the financier-collector Pierre Croza and had the opportunity to study his collection of Flemish and Italian drawings. In 1717, he was admitted to the Academy of Painting and Sculpture with the "Pilgrimage to Cythera", as a painter of "gallant feast". Watteau was the creator of this new genre: he painted many elegant, lovely pictures which - amidst verdant scenery - depict characters gathered for dancing, music and gallant encounters (Concert, Lovers' Delight). The painter is carried away by the world of the theatre, that of Gilles, melancholic and tender with his costume in subtle white and pink. Around the actor are clustered his companion characters in the spirit of commedia dell'arte - the Doctor on his donkey, Colombina, Maecenas in a red robe and another, a fourth artist with a hat cut like a cock's comb.
Watteau is in London for a while. In 1720 he took up his abode with his friend Gersin, a dealer in pictures on Notre Dame Bridge. In eight days he created for him the masterpiece - his final curtsy to youth and the fragility of life.
Watteau is in London for a while. In 1720 he took up his abode with his friend Gersin, a dealer in pictures on Notre Dame Bridge. In eight days he created for him the masterpiece - his final curtsy to youth and the fragility of life.
66 Watteau Artworks
SKU: 19019-WJA
Jean Antoine Watteau
Original Size:46 x 54.5 cm
Fuji Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan
Jean Antoine Watteau
Original Size:46 x 54.5 cm
Fuji Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan
SKU: 13358-WJA
Jean Antoine Watteau
Original Size:127.2 x 191.7 cm
The Wallace Collection, London, United Kingdom
Jean Antoine Watteau
Original Size:127.2 x 191.7 cm
The Wallace Collection, London, United Kingdom
SKU: 13357-WJA
Jean Antoine Watteau
Original Size:16.1 x 19.9 cm
The Wallace Collection, London, United Kingdom
Jean Antoine Watteau
Original Size:16.1 x 19.9 cm
The Wallace Collection, London, United Kingdom
SKU: 13356-WJA
Jean Antoine Watteau
Original Size:47 x 55 cm
Prado Museum, Madrid, Spain
Jean Antoine Watteau
Original Size:47 x 55 cm
Prado Museum, Madrid, Spain
SKU: 13355-WJA
Jean Antoine Watteau
Original Size:32 x 42.5 cm
Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, Madrid, Spain
Jean Antoine Watteau
Original Size:32 x 42.5 cm
Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, Madrid, Spain
SKU: 13354-WJA
Jean Antoine Watteau
Original Size:55 x 66 cm
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Jean Antoine Watteau
Original Size:55 x 66 cm
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam, Netherlands
SKU: 13353-WJA
Jean Antoine Watteau
Original Size:48.6 x 64.5 cm
Art Institute of Chicago, Illinois, USA
Jean Antoine Watteau
Original Size:48.6 x 64.5 cm
Art Institute of Chicago, Illinois, USA
SKU: 13352-WJA
Jean Antoine Watteau
Original Size:47.2 x 56.9 cm
Prado Museum, Madrid, Spain
Jean Antoine Watteau
Original Size:47.2 x 56.9 cm
Prado Museum, Madrid, Spain
SKU: 13351-WJA
Jean Antoine Watteau
Original Size:54 x 65.7 cm
Dulwich Picture Gallery, London, United Kingdom
Jean Antoine Watteau
Original Size:54 x 65.7 cm
Dulwich Picture Gallery, London, United Kingdom
SKU: 13350-WJA
Jean Antoine Watteau
Original Size:43.2 x 32.4 cm
Huntington Library and Art Gallery, California, USA
Jean Antoine Watteau
Original Size:43.2 x 32.4 cm
Huntington Library and Art Gallery, California, USA
SKU: 13349-WJA
Jean Antoine Watteau
Original Size:36.3 x 28.2 cm
Private Collection
Jean Antoine Watteau
Original Size:36.3 x 28.2 cm
Private Collection
SKU: 13348-WJA
Jean Antoine Watteau
Original Size:37 x 48 cm
Gemaldegalerie, Berlin, Germany
Jean Antoine Watteau
Original Size:37 x 48 cm
Gemaldegalerie, Berlin, Germany
SKU: 13347-WJA
Jean Antoine Watteau
Original Size:30 x 36 cm
Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Jean Antoine Watteau
Original Size:30 x 36 cm
Louvre Museum, Paris, France
SKU: 13346-WJA
Jean Antoine Watteau
Original Size:65 x 82 cm
Musee des Beaux Arts, Nantes, France
Jean Antoine Watteau
Original Size:65 x 82 cm
Musee des Beaux Arts, Nantes, France
SKU: 13345-WJA
Jean Antoine Watteau
Original Size:unknown
Private Collection
Jean Antoine Watteau
Original Size:unknown
Private Collection
SKU: 13344-WJA
Jean Antoine Watteau
Original Size:32.4 x 45.7 cm
Private Collection
Jean Antoine Watteau
Original Size:32.4 x 45.7 cm
Private Collection
SKU: 13343-WJA
Jean Antoine Watteau
Original Size:111 x 163 cm
Schloss Charlottenburg, Berlin, Germany
Jean Antoine Watteau
Original Size:111 x 163 cm
Schloss Charlottenburg, Berlin, Germany
SKU: 13342-WJA
Jean Antoine Watteau
Original Size:55 x 43 cm
Palacio Real, Madrid, Spain
Jean Antoine Watteau
Original Size:55 x 43 cm
Palacio Real, Madrid, Spain
SKU: 13341-WJA
Jean Antoine Watteau
Original Size:unknown
Public Collection
Jean Antoine Watteau
Original Size:unknown
Public Collection
SKU: 13340-WJA
Jean Antoine Watteau
Original Size:21.5 x 33.5 cm
The State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia
Jean Antoine Watteau
Original Size:21.5 x 33.5 cm
The State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia
SKU: 13339-WJA
Jean Antoine Watteau
Original Size:45.2 x 37.8 cm
The Wallace Collection, London, United Kingdom
Jean Antoine Watteau
Original Size:45.2 x 37.8 cm
The Wallace Collection, London, United Kingdom
SKU: 13338-WJA
Jean Antoine Watteau
Original Size:32.5 x 40.5 cm
Frick Collection, New York, USA
Jean Antoine Watteau
Original Size:32.5 x 40.5 cm
Frick Collection, New York, USA
SKU: 13337-WJA
Jean Antoine Watteau
Original Size:63.8 x 76.2 cm
National Gallery of Art, Washington, USA
Jean Antoine Watteau
Original Size:63.8 x 76.2 cm
National Gallery of Art, Washington, USA
SKU: 13336-WJA
Jean Antoine Watteau
Original Size:25.5 x 19 cm
Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Jean Antoine Watteau
Original Size:25.5 x 19 cm
Louvre Museum, Paris, France