{"product_id":"watteau-at-work-emily-a-beeny-9781606067352","title":"Watteau at Work: La Surprise","description":"\u003cb\u003eMarking the three hundredth anniversary of Jean Antoine Watteau's death, this publication takes a close, revealing look at his recently rediscovered painting \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLa Surprise\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The painting \u003ci\u003eLa Surprise \u003c\/i\u003eby Jean Antoine Watteau (1684-1721) belongs to a new genre of painting invented by the artist himself--the \u003ci\u003ef\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e黎e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003egalante\u003c\/i\u003e. These works, which show graceful open-air gatherings filled with scenes of courtship, music and dance, strolling lovers, and actors, do not so much tell a story as set a mood: one of playful, wistful, nostalgic reverie. Esteemed by collectors in Watteau's day as a work that showed the artist at the height of his skill and success, \u003ci\u003eLa Surprise \u003c\/i\u003evanished from public view in 1848, not to reemerge for more than a century and a half. Acquired by the Getty Museum in 2017, it has never before been the subject of a dedicated publication. Marking the three hundredth anniversary of Watteau's death, this book considers \u003ci\u003eLa Surprise \u003c\/i\u003ewithin the context of the artist's oeuvre and discusses the surprising history of collecting Watteau in Los Angeles. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This volume is published to accompany an exhibition on view at the J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center from November 23, 2021, to February 20, 2022.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Emily A. Beeny, Davide Gasparotto, Richard Rand\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1606067354\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781606067352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e J. Paul Getty Museum\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/14\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 88\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 7.20w x 0.30d","brand":"Emily A. Beeny","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44048155083007,"sku":"9781606067352","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_cc45bf5a-4e64-4a0f-9bc2-9fc87e4c3ad9.jpg?v=1684994210","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/watteau-at-work-emily-a-beeny-9781606067352","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}