Le Matin (Morning)
Medium
Gouache over traces of graphite, paper pasted onto board
Dimensions
10 3/16 x 7 1/2 in. (25.9 x 19.1 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Ann Payne Blumenthal, 1943
Accession Number
43.163.19
Tags
Art Historical Context
**Le Matin (Morning)** by Pierre Antoine Baudouin captures an intimate domestic moment, likely depicting figures—boys, men, and women—in a serene bedroom scene of slumber just before dawn. This delicate drawing evokes the quiet poetry of awakening, a common motif in 18th-century French art celebrated everyday life with elegance and warmth. Though the exact date is unknown, Baudouin's Rococo sensibility shines through in such tender, genre-inspired compositions. Crafted in gouache over faint graphite traces on paper pasted to board, the work measures a modest 10 3/16 x 7 1/2 inches, highlighti...
About the Artist
Pierre Antoine Baudouin · 1723–1769
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