Continental Old Master Painting after Fragonard 20th C

A Continental oil on canvas painting after Jean-Honoré Fragonard's Fountain of Love, seated in foliate giltwood frame, 20th century painting in 19th century frame. Measures: 44" H x 39.5" W x 4.5" D. Additional Information:Jean-Honoré Fragonard (French, 1732-1806)Jean-Honoré Fragonard was a French painter and printmaker whose late Rococo manner was distinguished by remarkable facility, exuberance, and hedonism. One of the most prolific artists active in the last decades of the Ancien Régime, Fragonard produced more than 550 paintings, of which only five are dated. WikipediaBorn: April 5, 1732, Grasse, FranceDied: August 22, 1806, Paris, FrancePeriods: Rococo, RenaissanceChildren: Alexandre-Évariste FragonardEducation: National School of Fine Arts, French Academy in Rome, Royal Academy of ArtsKnown for: Painting, Drawing, EtchingIn the midst of a verdant forest, a young man and woman eagerly rush forward, their feet just reaching the edge of a fountain's basin. Putti frolic in the fountain's waters and billowing spray, and one of them offers a cup of the magical liquid for the young lovers to drink. The story of the Garden of Love, an allegory of the nature and progress of love that has its origins in the poetry of classical antiquity and the Middle Ages, centers on this Fountain of Love. The fountain brings forth the water, into which Cupid dips his arrows or from which lovers drink and fall in love. In nearly every period, artists have painted this romantic motif. During the 1700s, artists came to treat the Fountain of Love almost as a genre subject, with lovers in contemporary dress flirting in a garden around a decorative fountain. With this version, Jean-Honoré Fragonard returned the allegory to its classical origins and imbued it with the thrilling rush of those first beguiling moments of love. The quintessential Rococo artist, Fragonard responded to the neoclassical movement in an extremely inventive manner, adding a soft, steamy atmosphere to his cameo-like figures. (Getty Museum). *** OPTIONAL SHIPPING & DELIVERY - While onsite retrieval is always welcome at no charge, this item can be delivered within 1,000 MILES of NEW YORK at the "Flat-Rate Shipping" quote provided in the listing. In-House Shipping & Delivery QUICK QUOTES for items requiring DELIVERY OUTSIDE OF THIS RANGE are available UPON REQUEST. Also, we employ NO-CONTACT PRACTICES in the transfer of purchased items and free storage is available for up to 60 days UPON WRITTEN REQUEST.***
Condition Report: Overall very good condition with some canvas warp and frame gilt loss