The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 26, 2024
Book of Fountains: No. 1, Title Page
c. 1736
(French, 1695–1772)
after François Boucher
(French, 1703–1770)
Gift of Erich Lederer 1953.671
Catalogue raisonné: Fonds Français 18tieme siecle XI.457.576-582
Location: not on view
Description
Boucher was one of the most prolific designers of ornament prints. With their aquatic motifs and gracefully curving and scalloped forms, these designs for fantastic, even bizarre fountains perfectly illustrate the whimsical Rococo approach. Derived from the French word for shell, rocaille, the Rococo was a light, playful style filled with shell motifs (which stemmed in part from a vogue for collecting shells), naturalistic curves, scrolls, and plant forms.- Rococo, Revolution, Restoration. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 11-September 24, 1989).
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