Jean-Honore Fragonard (1732-1806) was an outstanding representative of the Rococco style in France. He is well-known for paintings such as The Swing, Blind Man’s Bluff , and A Young Girl Reading. But he also did beautiful drawings and even a few pastels. Check out this sensitive portrayal of
In my search for interesting pastels to share with you, I came across this one by Jean-Baptiste Perronneau (1715–1783), an artist I had not encountered before. Less successful than his older contemporary, Maurice-Quentin de la Tour, Perronneau led a rather wandering life not only through France but also in Italy, Amsterdam (where he died) and
Who knew Delacroix did pastels of nature??? I recently came across this delightful pastel full of light and shadow. Let’s have a closer look. The piece is divided into thirds vertically, with one third filled with light and the remaining two thirds mysterious and darker. Look at the lower area where you can still
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