Jean’s work is defined by its 18th century sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

Fête champêtre (Pastoral Gathering)
Jean Antoine Watteau (French, 1684–1721) Assisted by Jean-Baptiste Pater (French, 1695-1736)

The Dreamer (La Rêveuse)
Jean Antoine Watteau (French, 1684–1721)

The Old Savoyard
Jean Antoine Watteau French, 1684-1721

Study for The Feast of Love
Jean Antoine Watteau French, 1684-1721

Italian Comedians
Jean Antoine Watteau French, 1684-1721

Landscape with a Castle
Jean Antoine Watteau French, 1684-1721

A Bewigged Painter (Possibly Claude Audran), Seated at his Easel, Seen in Profile
Jean Antoine Watteau French, 1684-1721

Three Studies of Seated Women
Jean Antoine Watteau French, 1684-1721

Allegory of Spring, or the Young Gardeners
Jean Antoine Watteau French, 1684-1721

Two Studies of a Dancer, Raising Her Skirt in Her Two Hands
Jean Antoine Watteau French, 1684-1721

Three Studies of a Gentleman
Jean Antoine Watteau French, 1684-1721

Standing Man Leaning on His Elbow
Jean Antoine Watteau (French, 1684-1721) finished by Henri-Simon Thomassin (French, 1687-1741)

Seated Woman Leaning against a Plinth, from Figures de modes
Jean Antoine Watteau French, 1684-1721

Woman Seen from Behind, from Figures de modes
Jean Antoine Watteau French, 1684-1721

Walking Woman Holding her Skirt, from Figures de modes
Jean Antoine Watteau French, 1684-1721

Standing Man Leaning against a Plinth, from Figures de modes
Jean Antoine Watteau French, 1684-1721

Standing Man with a Hat, Facing Left, from Figures de Modes
Jean Antoine Watteau French, 1684-1721

Standing Man with Hand in Vest, from Figures de Modes
Jean Antoine Watteau French, 1684-1721

Standing Man with Hand on Basin, from Figures de modes
Jean Antoine Watteau French, 1684-1721

Figures de Modes (Frontispiece, from Figures de Mode)
Jean Antoine Watteau French, 1684-1721