Armoire à la Moderne
Classification
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
Accession Number
1921-6-253-71
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
**Armoire à la Moderne** is a captivating print by Juste-François Boucher a French artist (1736–1782) and nephew of the renownedoco master François Boucher. Created around 1775, this work captures the elegance of late 18th-century French design during the transition from ornate rococo to the more refined neoclassical style of Louis XVI. As a print in the Smithsonian American Art Museum collection—purchased by the Advisory Council—it offers a window into the decorative arts of the Ancien Régime, just before the French Revolution reshaped European aesthetics. The title, translating to "Modern A...