The first retrospective exhibition of Jean-Antoine Watteau's (1684 - 1721) drawings to be held in the UK. The display will contain over 80 works on paper produced by the French artist. The exhibition will be organised chronologically and will examine the development and mastery of his drawing methods especially the trois crayons or'three chalks' technique. Watteau's full range of subject-matter will be shown including theatre pieces, portraits, shop interiors and fetes galantes. Of all of these, Watteau is perhaps best known for his invention of fetes galantes, a new genre of small pictures of social gatherings of elegant people in parkland settings.| 12 Mar 11 to 5 Jun 11 | Royal Academy of Arts Inner London, Greater London Performance Details => Venue archive |
