Fragonard
Americannoun
noun
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His student competition pictures of the 1770s are rendered in the painterly technique and pastel colors associated with the Rococo style of François Boucher and Jean-Honoré Fragonard.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 29, 2025
The Wildensteins, a family of French art dealers spanning five generations, were historically secretive about the exact details of their collection, which has included works by Caravaggio, Fragonard and many other blue-chip artists.
From New York Times • Mar. 5, 2024
You step from 15th-century Italy into 18th-century France and the Rococo world of Fragonard and Watteau.
From New York Times • Dec. 24, 2020
What did the Impressionists Berthe Morisot and Renoir see in the Rococo painters Watteau and Fragonard?
From Washington Post • Mar. 25, 2020
It's part of one's education—like being able to distinguish a Louis Quatorze chair from a Louis Quinze, or a Fragonard from a Boucher ten feet away.
From The Transgression of Andrew Vane a novel by Carryl, Guy Wetmore
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