“Boucher built a world out of pastel — shell pink flesh, sky blue ribbon, and cream silk arranged so charmingly there is nowhere left to put any seriousness.”
François Boucher
Painter · Rococo · 1703–1770
French Rococo painter favoured by Madame de Pompadour whose nudes and pastorals lounged in shell pink, sky blue, and cream.
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“Boucher built a world out of pastel — shell pink flesh, sky blue ribbon, and cream silk arranged so charmingly there is nowhere left to put any seriousness.”
French Rococo painter favoured by Madame de Pompadour whose nudes and pastorals lounged in shell pink, sky blue, and cream.