Jean-Honore Fragonard (1732 - 1806) France. Watercolor on Paper. Measure 5 3/4"in H x 3 1/2"in W and 10"in H x 8"in W with frame. Known for: Voluptuous female figure, genre, landscape and history painting, drawing, illustration. Name variants: Honore Fragonard. Jean-Honore Fragonard was born in Grasse, in Provence, France in April 5, 1732. He was the son of a glove maker, and was brought to Paris by the age of five. He was at first a notary clerk but showed little disposition for that profession. His artistic talent was never in doubt, and in 1747 he gained acceptance as an apprentice in the studio of Francois Boucher. Fragonard hated pomp. "Frago" was what he liked best to be called. He was considered to be a free spirit and many of his paintings mirrored that description, He was able to work very quickly and freely, claiming he could paint a "fancy portrait" in an hour. But at the time of the French Revolution, tastes changed, and he was rejected by Madame du Barry and others. He was abandoned in favor of other lesser painters, and he died poor in 1806 of a stroke. His work remained in obscurity until around 1840 when collectors started buying up his paintings again.

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