AntoineWatteau (16841721) produced some of the most seductive drawings inWestern art.He is revered formastering the trois crayons technique, the subtle manipulation and expert balancing of red, black and white chalks. This book reproduces his finest examples, revealing the delicacy and freedomof execution that so impressed early commentators and had such a profound effect on subsequent generations of artists, notably François Boucher and Jean-Honoré Fragonard. Pierre Rosenberg and Louis-Antoine Prat examine thesemasterly studies, focusing on the artists development as a draughtsman, the techniques that he perfected and the fascinating role that drawing played in his work.
