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Perfect Harmony (painting)

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L'Accord parfait
The Perfect Accord
ArtistAntoine Watteau
Yearca. 1719
CatalogueH 63 (64); G 97; DV 23; R 118; HA 120; EC 196; F B29; RM 239; RT 106
Mediumoil on panel
Dimensions35.5 cm × 28 cm (14.0 in × 11 in)
LocationLos Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles
AccessionAC1999.18.1

The Perfect Accord (L'Accord parfait), also adapted into English as Perfect Harmony, is an oil-on-panel painting by Antoine Watteau, created c. 1719,[1] now held in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. It was the pendant to the same artist's The Surprise.

It was initially owned by a friend of the artist, Nicolas Hénin, but it[1] and Surprise were sold separately by his heir around 1756.

Exhibition history

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List of exhibitions featuring the work
Year Title Location Cat. no.
1871 Old Masters Royal Academy of Arts, London 130
1891 Old Masters Royal Academy of Arts, London 55
1933 Three French Reigns Sassoon House, London 98
1954–1955 European Masters of the Eighteenth Century Royal Academy of Arts, London 237
1968 The French Taste in English Painting Kenwood House, London 12
2004 Watteau et la fête galante Musée des Beaux-Arts, Valenciennes 56
General reference: Eidelberg 2014

References

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  1. ^ a b Camesasca, Ettore (1971). The Complete Painting of Watteau (loan required). Classics of the World's Great Art. Introduction by John Sutherland. New York: Harry N. Abrams. p. 122. ISBN 0810955253. OCLC 143069 – via the Internet Archive. Cat. no. 196.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)

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