François Boucher

French · 1703–1770 · Painter, Printmaker

François Boucher was a French painter, draughtsman and etcher, who worked in the Rococo style. Boucher is known for his idyllic and voluptuous paintings on classical themes,… (Wikipedia)

Email alerts for new results and upcoming sales

Own a work by François Boucher? Get a free auction estimate →

18lots offered2006–2025years recorded86%sold (12)$1.7kSign up free to seemedian price

Record prices

Show prices also in

YOUNG GIRL FEEDING CHICKENLempertz · May 2012€366,000≈ $473,750≈ £294,639Sign up to see
PASTORALELempertz · Nov 2012€24,400≈ $31,098≈ £19,572Sign up to see
A terracotta model of a Chinese lady at her toiletteLempertz · May 2022€8,125≈ $8,594≈ £6,892Sign up to see

François Boucher’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).

François Boucher was a French painter, draughtsman and etcher, who worked in the Rococo style. Boucher is known for his idyllic and voluptuous paintings on classical themes, decorative allegories, and pastoral scenes. He was perhaps the most celebrated painter and decorative artist of the 18th century.

Excerpt from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born 1703, ParisDied 1770, ParisOccupation Painter, Printmaker, Draughtsman, IllustratorWikidata Q180932 ↗ULAN 500032143 ↗Museum works 24

Rococo

Also known as Baucher, Bochée, Bouche, Boucher, boucher f., boucher fr., boucher francois, Boucher, Francois, the elder and 7 other name forms

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

François Boucher, Virgin and Child with the Young Saint John the Baptist and Angels — **Virgin and Child with the Young Saint John the Baptist and Angels**1765 · Oil on canvas
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Adelaide Milton de Groot, in memory o…

François Boucher, The Toilette of Venus — **The Toilette of Venus**1751 · Oil on canvas
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Bequest of William K. Vanderbilt, 1920 — Open…

François Boucher, Shepherd's Idyll — **Shepherd's Idyll**1768 · Oil on canvas
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Julia A. Berwind, 1953 — Open Access …

François Boucher, Washerwomen — **Washerwomen**1768 · Oil on canvas
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Julia A. Berwind, 1953 — Open Access …

François Boucher, Jupiter, in the Guise of Diana, and Callisto — **Jupiter, in the Guise of Diana, and Callisto**1763 · Oil on canvas
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Jack and Belle Linsky Collection, 1982 — …

François Boucher, Allegory of Autumn — **Allegory of Autumn**1753 · Oil on canvas
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wrightsman Gif…

François Boucher, The Bath of Venus — **The Bath of Venus**1751 · oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Chester Dale Collection — Open Access (CC0)

François Boucher, Allegory of Painting — **Allegory of Painting**1765 · oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Samuel H. Kress Collection — Open Access…

François Boucher, Allegory of Music — **Allegory of Music**1764 · oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Samuel H. Kress Collection — Open Access…

François Boucher, Madame Bergeret — **Madame Bergeret**possibly 1766 · oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Samuel H. Kress Collection — Open Access…

François Boucher, The Love Letter — **The Love Letter**1750 · oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Timken Collection — Open Access (CC0)

François Boucher, Dream of Rinaldo — **Dream of Rinaldo**c. 1751 · tapestry: undyed wool warp; dyed wool and silk weft
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Widener Collection — Open Access (CC0)

François Boucher, Design for the illustration of "L'Etourdi'' from the 1734 edition of Molière's works (vol. I, p. 3) — **Design for the illustration of "L'Etourdi'' from the 1734 edition of Molière's works (vol. I, p. 3)**1713 - 1734
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain

François Boucher, Standing huntman — **Standing huntman**1713 - 1734
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain

François Boucher, Ontwerpen voor illustraties voor de uitgave van 1734 van Molière's toneelstukken — **Ontwerpen voor illustraties voor de uitgave van 1734 van Molière's toneelstukken**1713 - 1734
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain

François Boucher, Study for La Flèche searched by Harpagon — **Study for La Flèche searched by Harpagon**1713 - 1734
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain

François Boucher, Seated Woman Holding a Stick — **Seated Woman Holding a Stick**
Nationalmuseum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Nationalmuseum

François Boucher, Standing Peasant Girl — **Standing Peasant Girl**
Nationalmuseum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Nationalmuseum

François Boucher, Young Lady Looking at Her Ring — **Young Lady Looking at Her Ring**
Nationalmuseum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Nationalmuseum

François Boucher, Halvliggande kvinnlig modell — **Halvliggande kvinnlig modell**
Nationalmuseum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Nationalmuseum

François Boucher, The Education of Cupid — **The Education of Cupid**
Nationalmuseum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Nationalmuseum

François Boucher, Study of a Triton — **Study of a Triton**1740
Nationalmuseum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Nationalmuseum

François Boucher, The Exchange of Produce — **The Exchange of Produce**1768
Kenwood House ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Kenwood House

François Boucher, The Cherry Gatherers — **The Cherry Gatherers**1768
Kenwood House ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Kenwood House

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

François Boucher

Record prices

Works in museum collections

Related artists — French, born 1678–1728

More French artists of the same period