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Oil on canvas, relined France, 18th Century Jean-Antoine Watteau (1684-1721) attributed - French Rococo Painter Frame bearing a metal plaque with the name and life dates of Watteau Verso various old labels including one inscribed: 'Provenienz Sammlung Baron de Reuter. Privatsammlung Schweiz' A typical 'fête galante' Amazing, partly reticulated hand carved wooden frame of the 19th century Overall dimensions, framed: 88 x 101 cm; stretcher frame 65.5 x 77 cm Good condition Provenance: German Private Property Antoine Watteau's gallant scenes are probably known by everyone - even though they are not often to be seen in the original. Even scarcer is an opportunity to find one of these on the market. Paintings attributed to Watteau fetch up to 577,000 euros at international auctions This painting that is attributed to Jean-Antoine Watteau shows a gallant scene as they are typical for the artist. Sitting in a delicate, idealized landscape in front of a fountain with stony putti is a young lady who is being taught how to play the flute by a dashing admirer. Two children are playing at their left, and thy strike quite a similar posture as the couple they appear like a miniature copy of the scene. A bit further aback are some more persons entertaining themselves with playing ball or exchanging endearments. Some of the elements that are typical for Watteau are for example the fountain to the left that appears in other forms in nearly every single one of Watteau's paintings; the flute teaching beau in his red velvet dress is also seen paying his respects in some other paintings. Also typical are the great aliveness of the nature that the artist has awakened in his paintings despite its deliberate artificiality and the opening of the wide landscape in the back. The slightly volatile brush strokes can as well be seen in some of Watteau's paintings. The painting is in an optically good condition considering ist age. It has been relined and enhanced and covered around the edges with framing paper. The colour layer is covered by a varnish. The colour has been applied rather thinly which is why the structure of the canvas is partly clearly visible. Craquelure can also be seen. Small colour touch-ups are visible here and there for example in the upper right or in the dresses of the lady in the front and the girl. The beautifully hand carved wooden frame shows traces of age and use such as material losses. The framed overall dimensions measure 88 x 101 cm, the dimensions of the stretcher frame are 65.5 x 77 cm. The stretcher frame shows some old inventory numbers on the back as well as the handwritten inscription 'Sammlung Baron de Reuter' (Collection Baron de Reuter). There is also a label reading 'Provenienz Sammlung Baron de Reuter. Privatsammlung Schweiz' (Provenance Collection Baron de Reuter. Private Collection Switzerland) and another one with the inscription 'Madame N...'. Jean-Antoine Watteau (1684-1721) Jean-Antoine Watteau began his artistic education with only ten years old under Jacques-Albert Gérin in Valenciennes. In 1702, the young artist moved to Paris where he began working as a stage painter under Claude Gillot and later as a decoration painter under Claude Audran, the custodian of the Galerie du Luxembourg. He was accepted into the academy in 1708 and he was made a member in 1717 after applying for it with his painting 'The Embarkation for Cythera' (Louvre Version). Watteau is often considered the most important painter of the French Rococo and is known as the inventor of the 'Fêtes Galantes'. His works are today in the Louvre or the Eremitag and greater collections can be found in castle Sanssouci in Potsdam and in the Wallace Collection in London.