François Boucher - photo 1

François Boucher

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€ 12 000
Auction dateClassic
08.05.2022 11:00UTC +02:00
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Kunstauktionshaus Schloss Ahlden GmbH
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Germany, Ahlden(Aller)
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ID 747380
Lot 1756 | François Boucher
François Boucher (1703 Paris - 1770 ebenda) Umkreis oder Nachfolger des 18. Jhs.;"Léda et le Cygne" (Leda und der Schwan) OriginaltitelEine Hauptinspirationsquelle für Boucher waren Ovids Metamorphosen, wie auch in dieser Darstellung der sog. "Liebe der Götter". Diese boten zugleich die Gelegenheit für Aktdarstellungen und explizit erotische Motive. Während Leda mit einer in lasziver Pose dargestellten Gespielin am Ufer sitzt, wird sie von einem Schwan überrascht, dem verwandelten Jupiter (Zeus). Beredt wird dieser Überraschungsmoment geschildert, indem Leda den rechten Arm in die Höhe streckt. Diese umfasst gleichzeitig das junge Mädchen, so dass sich eine spannungsreiche Dreieckskomposition ergibt. Die Lichtführung betont die drei Hauptfiguren, besonders Leda mit ihrem in zarten Tönen strahlenden Inkarnat. Jupiter (Zeus), der Göttervater, verliebte sich unsterblich in die Königstochter und verführt sie nun, in Schwanengestalt. Die Komposition dieses Bildes beruht auf dem berühmten Gemälde François Bouchers aus dem Jahr 1742, das im selben Jahr im Salon ausgestellt und sogleich vom schwedischen Botschafter in Paris, Carl Gustaf Tessin, erworben wurde (hierdurch gelangte es in die Sammlung der Königin Luise von Schweden und später in das Nationalmuseum in Stockholm; Vgl. Ananoff/Wildenstein, Bd. I, 1976, Nr. 222). Pastell/Papier. Blatt 40,5 cm x 50,5 cm. Rahmen.Circle or follower of François Boucher (1703 - 1770). Pastel on paper.
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