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Chardin, Jean Simeon (1699-1779) - 1771 Self Portrait (Louvre)
Chardin's influence on the art of the modern era was wide-ranging, and has been well-documented. Edouard Manet's Boy Blowing Bubbles and the still lifes of Paul Cézanne are equally indebted to their predecessor. He was one of Henri Matisse's most admired painters; as an art student Matisse made copies of four Chardin paintings in the Louvre. Chaim Soutine's still lifes looked to Chardin for inspiration, as did the paintings of Georges Braque. In 1999 Lucian Freud painted and etched several copies after The Young Schoolmistress (National Gallery, London)
Chardin, Jean Simeon (1699-1779) - 1771 Self Portrait (Louvre)
Chardin's influence on the art of the modern era was wide-ranging, and has been well-documented. Edouard Manet's Boy Blowing Bubbles and the still lifes of Paul Cézanne are equally indebted to their predecessor. He was one of Henri Matisse's most admired painters; as an art student Matisse made copies of four Chardin paintings in the Louvre. Chaim Soutine's still lifes looked to Chardin for inspiration, as did the paintings of Georges Braque. In 1999 Lucian Freud painted and etched several copies after The Young Schoolmistress (National Gallery, London)