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Concert Champêtre

ca. 1734
Not on view
This delicate pastel landscape with elegant figures illustrates what Pater avowed: that he owed everything to Watteau. The ladies' dresses are more or less contemporary while the short jacket, ruff, and shoe ribbons of the man with the walking stick are reminiscent of costumes for the theater. The marble putti with a dolphin must form part of a fountain hidden in shrubbery. They underline the playful nature of the subject. The painting is one of a pair. The pendant, signed and dated 1734, is in the Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Concert Champêtre
  • Artist: Jean-Baptiste Joseph Pater (French, Valenciennes 1695–1736 Paris)
  • Date: ca. 1734
  • Medium: Oil on canvas
  • Dimensions: 20 1/2 x 26 3/4 in. (52.1 x 67.9 cm)
  • Classification: Paintings
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1937
  • Object Number: 37.27
  • Curatorial Department: European Paintings

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Halte des Troupes (Soldiers and Women in an Encampment), Jean-Baptiste Joseph Pater French, Etching
Halte des Troupes (Soldiers and Women in an Encampment)
Jean-Baptiste Joseph Pater
18th century
Man Leaning on a Wall (recto), Jean-Baptiste Joseph Pater French, Red chalk heightened with white, on blue paper
Man Leaning on a Wall (recto)
Jean-Baptiste Joseph Pater
early 18th century
Troops on the March, Jean-Baptiste Joseph Pater French, Oil on canvas
Troops on the March
Jean-Baptiste Joseph Pater
ca. 1725
The Golden Age, Jean-Baptiste Joseph Pater French, Oil on wood
The Golden Age
Jean-Baptiste Joseph Pater
Troops at Rest, Jean-Baptiste Joseph Pater French, Oil on canvas
Troops at Rest
Jean-Baptiste Joseph Pater
ca. 1725

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