Fragonard : the fantasy figures / Yuriko Jackall with Michael Swicklik and John K. Delaney ; essays by Carole Blumenfeld [and four others] ; National Gallery of Art, Washington in association with Lund Humphries.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Jackall, Yuriko, author.

Swicklik, Michael, author.

Delaney, John K., 1961- author.

Blumenfeld, Carole, author.

Contributor:

Lund Humphries, publisher.

National Gallery of Art (U.S.). Publishing Office, publisher.

National Gallery of Art (U.S.), issuing body.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fragonard, Jean-Honoré, 1732-1806--Exhibitions.

Fragonard, Jean-Honoré.

Fragonard, Jean-Honoré, 1732-1806.

Drawing, French--18th century--Exhibitions.

Drawing, French.

Painting, French--18th century--Exhibitions.

Painting, French.

Art, Rococo--France--Exhibitions.

Art, Rococo.

France.

Local Subjects:

Fragonard, Jean-Honoré, 1732-1806.

Genre:

Exhibition catalogs.

Physical Description:

xv, 159 pages : color illustrations ; 32 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Distribution:

Chicago, IL : Art Stock Books, Independent Publishers Group, 2017.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Gallery of Art ; London : Lund Humphries, [2017]

Summary:

"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.

Contents:

All fire: mystery, facility, and figuration / Yuriko Jackall, with Michael Swicklik and John K. Delaney

The key / Yuriko Jackall, Marian Dirda, John K. Delaney, Kathryn A. Dooley, and Michael Swicklik

The third estate / Yuriko Jackall

Financiers / Elodie Kong

Aristocrats / Yuriko Jackall

Outliers / Yuriko Jackall

1769: the leap into freedom / Satish Padiyar

Fashion and fantasy in the eighteenth-century portrait à l'Espagnole / Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell

Fragonard's models: from fantasy to likeness / Carole Blumenfeld

Point and counterpoint: reassessing Fragonard's sheet / Jean-Pierre Cuzin.

Notes:

"Produced by the Publishing Office, National Gallery of Art, Washington."

"The exhibition is organized by the National Gallery of Art, Washington. Exhibition dates: October 8 - December 3, 2017."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781848222489

1848222483

OCLC:

990248407