Reclining Young Woman
François Boucher was the ultimate Rococo showman, and this sketch shows off his signature style: soft, curvy, and unapologetically fleshy. Using red chalk with bright white highlights, he makes the reclining woman look almost three-dimensional, as if she's just waking up from a nap on a cloud of pillows. This kind of drawing was often a 'warm-up' for his massive, scandalous mythological paintings that hung in the bedrooms of French royalty. It’s a perfect snapshot of 18th-century French luxury and leisure, capturing a moment of total relaxation.
- Technique
- Red and white chalk on prepared paper
- Material
- Paper
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