FRANÇOIS BOUCHER (Paris, 1703 – 1770) - L'Oiseleur (c.1730)

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  Oil on canvas. Dimensions: 54.5 x 46 cm. The reverse bears old gallery labels: “Galerie Carleux May–June 1964,” marked “No. 6,” “Galerie Charpentier, L'Enfance, 1949,” and collection number “487.” Presented in a richly carved Louis XV frame. An early scene by François Boucher depicting a young hunter holding a small bird in his left hand. The simple and direct composition belongs to the years when the artist was still deeply influenced by Flemish painting and everyday genre scenes. Before becoming the great Rococo painter and the interpreter of courtly sensuality under Louis XV, Boucher explored more rustic and natural subjects, where the study of the figure and vibrant brushwork played a leading role. During his time in Italy between 1727 and 1731, he was known for working in a style close to the northern tradition. Upon his return to France, he reinforced this sensibility through projects such as illustrations for the plays of Molière and a Livre d'étude based on compositions by Abraham Bloemaert. In these early works, one can still perceive his taste for naturalism and a freer execution, with a lively brushwork that Hermann Voss linked to the tradition of Frans Hals. The theme of the bird hunter is not innocent: in 18th-century iconography, it is often associated with seduction and amorous play. There is another version in which the young man gives the bird to a girl who puts it in a cage, reinforcing this symbolic interpretation. It is possible that the present painting was paired with a complementary female figure. Authorship has been confirmed by Alastair Lang and Françoise Joulie. Provenance: Madame R. M… collection, 1945 (according to the exhibition catalog of that year); Galerie Cailleux, Paris; French aristocratic collection, Paris, 1957; French private collection. Exhibitions: Paris, Galerie Cailleux, Peintures de la réalité au XVIIIe siècle, 1945, no. 4; Paris, Galerie Charpentier, L'enfance, 1949, no. 31; Paris, Galerie Cailleux, François Boucher. ...
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