The See-Saw
Painting by Jean-Honoré Fragonard
The See-Saw | |
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Artist | Jean-Honoré Fragonard |
Year | c. 1750−1752 |
Medium | oil on canvas |
Dimensions | 120 cm × 94.5 cm (47 in × 37.2 in) |
Location | Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid, Spain |
The See-Saw is an oil-on-canvas painting by French Rococo artist Jean-Honoré Fragonard, created c.1750–1752 during the artist's early career. It is currently in the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum in Madrid. The painting forms a pair with another Fragonard work entitled Blind Man's Bluff.[1] Blind Man's Bluff focuses on courtship while The See-Saw, and the metaphor of the rocking motion of the seesaw, suggests the relationship has been consummated.[2][3]
The See-Saw depicts young children playing with a seesaw in a forest grove. It is seen as an important precedent to Fragonard's masterpiece The Swing.[4]
References
- ^ "Blind-Man's Buff". toledomuseum.org. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
- ^ "Jean-Honore Fragonard: Blindman's Bluff". Boston College. Archived from the original on 21 March 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
- ^ The Art Story
- ^ "The See-Saw". Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
Further reading
- Delphi Complete Works of Jean-Honoré Fragonard (Illustrated)
- 149 Paintings You Really Need to See in Europe (So You Can Ignore the Others)
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- Blind Man's Buff (c. 1750)
- The See-Saw (c. 1750)
- Jeroboam Sacrificing to Idols (1752)
- Psyche Showing Her Sisters Her Gifts from Cupid (1753)
- The Birth of Venus (c. 1753)
- The Storm (c.1759)
- Coresus Sacrificing Himself to Save Callirhoe (1765)
- The Swing (c. 1767)
- Fantastical Portraits (1769)
- Jean-Claude Richard, Abbot of Saint-Non, Dressed à l'Espagnole (c. 1769)
- Les Débuts du modèle (c. 1770)
- A Young Girl Reading (c. 1770)
- The Music Lesson (c. 1770)
- The Raised Chemise (c. 1770)
- The Visit to the Nursery (1775)
- The Bolt (1777)
- The Stolen Kiss (c. 1780)
- Marie-Anne Fragonard (wife)
- Alexandre-Évariste Fragonard (son)
- Marguerite Gérard (sister-in-law)
- Rococo