Le Printemps
Medium
Bound print
Classification
Bound print
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
Accession Number
1921-6-224-47
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
**Le Printemps (The Spring)** by Antoine Watteau captures the artist's signature elegance in a posthumous bound print, created between 1723 and1735—years after Watteau's early death in 1721 age 36. As a leading figure of the French Rococo movement, Watteau specialized in *fêtes galantes*, scenes of aristocrats reveling in lush gardens, evoking a sense of joy and romance. Though this specific work's details are under ongoing research, its title suggests a celebration of renewal and springtime revelry, aligning with Watteau's masterful depictions of nature's beauty intertwined with human grace. ...