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Chardin (Paperback, Reissue)
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Chardin (Paperback, Reissue)
Series: Colour library
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Jean Simeon Chardin (1699-1779) was arguably the most talented
French painter of the eighteenth century, best known for his
original still lifes. Composed of simple, everyday objects, these
works glow with warmth and magic, from the dull iron of the kitchen
pans, to the glaze of the green earthenware jug or the shining
copper of the cauldron. There is no superfluous detail or search
for decorative effect; the beauty of his paintings lies in their
minimalism. His contemporary, the philosopher Diderot, looking at
The Olive Jar exclaimed: 'All you have to do is take these biscuits
and eat them ... pick up the glass of wine and drink it ... O
Chardin! It's not white, red or black pigment that you crush on
your palette: it's the very substance of the objects.' Chardin
received early recognition for his work, becoming an Associate of
the Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture and full Academician in
1728 at the age of almost 29. Following the success of his early
still lifes and inspired by Dutch seventeenth-century artists,
whose work was very much in vogue in Paris at the time, Chardin
went on to paint some exquisite genre scenes and portraits,
remarkable for their realism and honesty as well as for their
skilful technique. His works had a tremendous influence on
subsequent artists, inspiring painters as diverse as Manet and
Cezanne.
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