Tuesday, 25 June 2024

The Swing - new insights

 In the The Burlington Magazine for May: Yuriko Jackall, former curator of French paintings at the Wallace Collection outlines new findings on  Fragonard's The swing. The article has been made freely available on the Web: 

"The swing’ by Jean-Honoré Fragonard: new hypotheses"
 The Burlington Magazine Vol.166/no.1454, May 2024

Mystery surrounds the origins of Fragonard’s ‘The swing’, since its existence is not documented until 1782, fifteen years after it was painted. A conservation and research project undertaken at the Wallace Collection, London, has provided important new information about the painting’s early history and points to the probable identity of the man who commissioned it.


In the Burlington Contemporary Journal 10, the photographer Catherine Yass reflects on her experience of working with The Swing during the recent restoration: this article includes some super images.

(re)Touching ‘The swing’ by Catherine Yass • Artist commission
Burlington Contemporary Journal 10, June 2024

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