The popularity of the 'Fête Galante' genre, with its elegant parties of courting couples, is mainly due to Watteau's influence. Upon his admission to the Académie Royale de Peinture he was conferred the official title of 'Peintre des Fête Galantes' in recognition of his influence. The dancer is standing in the fourth position, appropriate for the start of a minuet, a French Baroque dance. [AE]
Standing Dancer with an Outstretched Arm Staande danser met uitgestrekte arm ('L'indifférent')
Specifications
| Title | Standing Dancer with an Outstretched Arm Staande danser met uitgestrekte arm ('L'indifférent') |
|---|---|
| Material and technique | Black and red chalk, heightened with white, on grey-brown paper |
| Object type |
Drawing
> Two-dimensional object
> Art object
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| Location | This object is in storage |
| Dimensions |
Width 189 mm Height 272 mm |
|---|---|
| Artists |
Draughtsman:
Jean Antoine Watteau
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| Accession number | F I 281 (PK) |
| Credits | Loan Stichting Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen (former Koenigs collection), 1940 |
| Department | Drawings & Prints |
| Acquisition date | 1940 |
| Creation date | in circa 1710 |
| Collector | Collector / Franz Koenigs |
| Internal exhibitions |
Tekeningen uit eigen bezit, 1400-1800 (1952) Van Pisanello tot Cézanne (1992) De Collectie Twee - wissel II, Prenten & Tekeningen (2009) |
| External exhibitions |
Antoine Watteau: the Drawings (2011) Antoine Watteau - drawings (2016) Watteau (2017) Boijmans bij de Buren - Meesterlijk! (2019) |
| Material | |
| Object | |
| Technique |
Heightened with white
> Drawing technique
> Technique
> Material and technique
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| Geographical origin | France > Western Europe > Europe |
All about the artist
Jean Antoine Watteau
Valenciennes 1684 - Nogent-sur-Marne 1721
Jean-Antoine Watteau was a French rococo painter. He received lessons from Gillot - between 1704 and 1705 - and from Claude Audran, between 1707 and 1708....
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