Tag: Jean Simeon Chardin

Jean Siméon Chardin’s Le Melon entamé fetched EUR €26,730,000 at Christie’s Paris, 12 June 2024 Chardin was the pre-eminent still-life painter of his day and would go on to inspire Manet, Matisse and Cezanne. This masterpiece from the Rothschild family collection is offered with the estimate EUR 8,000,000 - 12,000,000 in Maîtres Anciens: Peintures — ...

Chardin was the pre-eminent still-life painter of his day and would go on to inspire Manet, Matisse and Cezanne. This masterpiece from the Rothschild family collection is offered with the estimate EUR 8,000,000 - 12,000,000 in Maîtres Anciens: Peintures — Sculptures on 12 June 2024 at Christie’s Paris Le melon entamé is one of the ...

Jean Simeon Chardin (France, 1699-1779) La raie (The Ray) oil on canvas 114 cm × 146 cm (45 in × 57 in) painted in 1728 Collection of Louvre Museum, Paris, France At the Louvre, there's an enigmatic smile that's almost as successful as the Mona Lisa: Chardin's Stingray. In 1728, Chardin achieved the feat of ...