Perfect Harmony (painting)

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L'Accord parfait
The Perfect Accord
The Perfect Accord LACMA AC1999.18.1.jpg
Artist Antoine Watteau
Yearca. 1719
CatalogueH 63 (64); G 97; DV 23; R 118; HA 120; EC 196; F B29; RM 239; RT 106
Medium oil on panel
Dimensions35.5 cm× 28 cm(14.0 in× 11 in)
Location Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles
AccessionAC1999.18.1

The Perfect Accord (L'Accord parfait), also adapted into English as Perfect Harmony, is an oil-on-panel painting by Antoine Watteau, created c. 1719, [1] now held in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. It was the pendant to the same artist's The Surprise .

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It was initially owned by a friend of the artist, Nicolas Hénin, but it [1] and Surprise were sold separately by his heir around 1756.

Exhibition history

List of exhibitions featuring the work
YearTitleLocationCat. no.
1871Old Masters Royal Academy of Arts, London 130
1891Old MastersRoyal Academy of Arts, London55
1933Three French Reigns Sassoon House, London98
1954–1955European Masters of the Eighteenth CenturyRoyal Academy of Arts, London237
1968The French Taste in English Painting Kenwood House, London12
2004Watteau et la fête galante Musée des Beaux-Arts, Valenciennes 56
General reference: Eidelberg 2014

References

  1. 1 2 Camesasca, Ettore (1971). The Complete Painting of Watteau (loan required). Classics of the World's Great Art. Introduction by John Sutherland. New York: Harry N. Abrams. p.  122. ISBN   0810955253. OCLC   143069 via the Internet Archive. Cat. no. 196.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)

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