Half-Naked Woman Bending Over. Musée des Beaux-Arts, Lille, France.
François Boucher was born in the autumn of 1703, Rue de la Verrerie, 11th district of Paris, into the family of a modest painter and designer, Nicolas.
From his father Boucher received a broad artistic training and education, however Nicolas soon realized that his son would need the supervision of a more skilled artist to fully master his talents. Thus in 1720, when Boucher turned seventeen, he entered the studio of François Lemoyne, a rising figure in art and soon to be a lead promoter of the Rococo genre. However, after only a handful of months Boucher decided that Lemoyne was a poor teacher and left the studio.
One can read his Biography here.
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Comments: 14
I guess I am just not into the "arts" per se. It's a nice painting but no biggie for me.
The actual issues here are the wrinkles in the sheets and the muscles in the arm and the hair. Those are difficult for an artist to complete correctly. But he did fine work there in my opinion.
He made it pretty realistic.
Oh, I agree that it is a work of art. Far be it from me (a terrible artist or painter) to criticize his work. That was not what I was doing. I just do not get goose bumps like some people do when they view masterpieces.
Its not as beautiful as others but it is expressive in showing the details. Its very interesting.
He was a very talented artist. This drawing/painting looks almost 3D.
cool. Thanks!
This is a very interesting drawing.