Boucher

[boo-shey]

noun

1. François 1703–70, French painter.

Boucher

/ buʃe /

noun

1. François (frɑ̃swa). 1703–70, French rococo artist, noted for his delicate ornamental paintings of pastoral scenes and mythological subjects

Example Sentences

The mural covers the walls of the museum’s Cabinet gallery, taking as inspiration the “Four Seasons” suite of François Boucher that is displayed just around the corner.

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It is clear that the painter takes inspiration most from Boucher’s settings, rather than his figures, but that doesn’t mean that Ms. Yukhnovich has jettisoned representative elements.

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In “Winter,” for example, the moon that hides behind the clouds in Boucher’s work is clearly visible in the mural, its light causing her snowy field to twinkle.

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While Ms. Yukhnovich’s work would be as beautiful anywhere, the grandeur of the Frick—casting the murals as a sort of Gilded Age, hand-painted wallpaper—as well as the proximity to Boucher’s work and other Rococo masterpieces make this presentation a singularly captivating display that fully embraces the specificity of site-specific art.

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The artist born Claire Boucher has always reflected the internet back at itself.

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