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Jean-Honoré Fragonard – France, circa 1769
Fragonard, master of audacity and lively gesture, has created one of his famous fantasy portraits here—true pictorial brilliances where virtuosity and freedom blend. Under the bright light, Marie-Émilie Coignet de Courson, a famous 18th-century salonnière, appears draped in a theatrical costume evoking the court of Marie de Medici, inspired by the Rubens paintings admired by the artist in the royal collections.
The wide white lace collar, applied with a quick brushstroke and then etched into the still-wet material, radiates around the model's animated face. At her side, a small dog completes the scene, adding a touch of intimacy to this vivid portrait. More than a simple effigy, this canvas is also a demonstration of talent: through the energy of his brushstroke and the panache of his staging, Fragonard seems to represent himself through his painting.
Reproduced on premium matte paper and carefully framed, this work retains all the vivacity and spontaneity of its execution, inviting you to bring into your home a fragment of the sparkling grace of the Age of Enlightenment.
Marie-Émilie Coignet de Courson with a dog
€29,50
Fragonard, master of audacity and lively gesture, has created one of his famous fantasy portraits here—true pictorial brilliances where virtuosity and freedom blend. Under the bright light, Marie-Émilie Coignet de Courson, a famous 18th-century salonnière, appears draped in a theatrical costume evoking the court of Marie de Medici, inspired by the Rubens paintings admired by the artist in the royal collections.
The wide white lace collar, applied with a quick brushstroke and then etched into the still-wet material, radiates around the model's animated face. At her side, a small dog completes the scene, adding a touch of intimacy to this vivid portrait. More than a simple effigy, this canvas is also a demonstration of talent: through the energy of his brushstroke and the panache of his staging, Fragonard seems to represent himself through his painting.
Reproduced on premium matte paper and carefully framed, this work retains all the vivacity and spontaneity of its execution, inviting you to bring into your home a fragment of the sparkling grace of the Age of Enlightenment.