Eighteenth-Century French Drawings in New York Collections Digital Edition

Eighteenth-Century French Drawings in New York Collections is a digital PDF edition by Perrin Stein and Mary Tavener Holmes. It is available as an instant download for readers interested in French drawing and eighteenth-century art.

Published by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, this catalogue documents an exhibition held in New York in 1999. The digital format provides convenient access to the catalogue’s text, references, index, and collection-based study.

Book Overview

This art exhibition catalogue surveys French drawings from the eighteenth century. It traces the expansion of the Rococo style and its gradual displacement by the more restrained Neoclassical idiom.

The catalogue includes one hundred drawings from The Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Pierpont Morgan Library, the Cooper-Hewitt Museum, The Frick Collection, and twenty-seven private collections. The selection covers genre scenes, still life, portraiture, and studies for history painting.

Artists represented include Antoine Watteau, François Boucher, Jean-Natoire, Jean-Honoré Fragonard, Hubert Robert, Jean-Baptiste Greuze, Gabriel-François Doyen, Jean-Germain Drouais, and Jean-Baptiste Isabey. The volume also includes a foreword, preface, catalogue, bibliographical references, and an index of artists.

What You’ll Discover Inside

• A chronological and thematic survey of eighteenth-century French draftsmanship.
• The development of the Rococo style and the transition toward Neoclassicism.
• One hundred drawings from public institutions and private New York collections.
• Subjects ranging from genre, still life, and portraiture to history-painting studies.
• Works by both celebrated masters and less familiar eighteenth-century artists.
• Bibliographical references and an index of artists for further study.

Why This Book Matters

The catalogue offers a broad view of French artistic activity during the eighteenth century. It places well-known artists within a wider historical and artistic field while introducing works by artists who were less familiar to American audiences.

It also records the holdings and lending relationships of important New York museums, libraries, and private collectors. For students, researchers, collectors, and readers of art history, the volume provides a focused reference to French drawing during a period of major stylistic change.

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Download this digital catalogue for focused study of eighteenth-century French drawings and New York collections.

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