Whom You Know: Peachy at The Met: First Exhibition to Focus on Prints by French Artists and Amateurs of the 18th Century at Metropolitan Museum October 1, 2013–January 5, 2014 Exhibition Location: Galleries for Drawings, Prints, and Photographs, 2nd floor Our Coverage Sponsored by Chuck Perley's Le Pescadeux Restaurant

Monday, December 23, 2013

Peachy at The Met: First Exhibition to Focus on Prints by French Artists and Amateurs of the 18th Century at Metropolitan Museum October 1, 2013–January 5, 2014 Exhibition Location: Galleries for Drawings, Prints, and Photographs, 2nd floor Our Coverage Sponsored by Chuck Perley's Le Pescadeux Restaurant

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Gorgeous etchings from 18th century France adorn the walls on the second floor to the left of the Met right now until January 5th! An amazing collection of highly detailed works in pristine condition are sure to entertain and enlighten you during your winter break if you have not seen it yet. We first covered this here: http://www.whomyouknow.com/2013/10/first-exhibition-to-focus-on-prints-by.html

We saw this exhibit in bits and pieces - the first time we went to see it, it was incredibly crowded (it is that good, that popular) so we could not get a good look, but yesterday it was perfect to go and Peachy saw it all up close. We have tremendous appreciation for the patience and talent of these artists, who saw etching as a leisure activity. Your imagination will run wild as you wonder more about each - there must be a great story behind many and of course we loved reading the description cards done expertly by The Met, as always. The Met is absolutely our favorite museum anywhere.

Non-professional printmakers were the artists - highly impressive work if these are amateurs!- and they were often exchanged as gifts rather than holding a position in the normal market channels. In the left room right to the left when you walk in, we loved "The Clothes are Italian" by Antoine Watteau circa 1715-16. The details are simply extraordinary, and it is a treat to be transported back into a simpler time when people were happy with smaller pleasures like ink and paper. (Though we are the last to criticize the internet, we don't think it is good to be on it all the time - unless you are on Whom You Know of course!) Francois Boucher also had a winner in "Woman on a Swing Viewed from Behind" just past the previous mention.

In the third room of the three on the right, we liked Claude Henri Watelet "The House of Marguerite Le Compte." Perhaps these etchers were the Patrick McMullan's of their day. 1756 produced "The Laundress" also in this room and one we enjoyed perusing. Some are in red brown ink which is interesting to see the difference from black ink-Banquet in the House of Simon the Pharisee is one.

Make sure you visit The Met before January 5th to see this winner! You will love it.

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