{"product_id":"bouchers-four-seasons-hardcover","title":"Boucher's Four Seasons - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eXavier F. Salomon\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eFlora Yukhnovich\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis new volume in the Frick Diptych series features an illuminating essay by former Frick deputy director and Peter Jay Sharp Chief Curator Xavier F. Salomon paired with a images of a new work created for the occasion by Flora Yukhnovich, along with a short text by the artist.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrançois Boucher (1703-1770) made the four paintings known as the \u003ci\u003eFour Seasons\u003c\/i\u003e in 1755 for Madame De Pompadour, King Louis XV's long-term official mistress. Their original location is unknown, but their unusual shape suggests that they were used as overdoors, no doubt in one of Pompadour's many properties in France.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn place of the labors that traditionally illustrate the theme of the four seasons, Boucher depicts delightful amorous encounters in joyous colors. In \u003ci\u003eSpring\u003c\/i\u003e, a youth, set in an enchanting pastoral setting, adorns his lover's hair with flowers. A group of voluptuous bathing nudes represents \u003ci\u003eSummer\u003c\/i\u003e. In \u003ci\u003eAutumn\u003c\/i\u003e, a young man offers a bunch of grapes to his fashionable beloved. Perhaps the most beguiling of all is \u003ci\u003eWinter\u003c\/i\u003e, which reflects the eighteenth-century European fascination with Russia. A Tartar in pseudo-Russian dress pushes the heroine on an elaborate sleigh. This combination of luxury and seduction--all treated in a fanciful, even humorous manner--is typical of Boucher.\u003c\/p\u003eAccompanying the Boucher paintings are images of Flora Yuknovich's contribution, an extraordinary cycle of paintings inspired by Boucher's \u003ci\u003eFour Seasons\u003c\/i\u003e, to be displayed at the Frick, in a space on the first floor, occupied between 1935 and 2020 by the Boucher Room.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eXavier F. Salomon\u003c\/b\u003e is director of the Calouste Gulbenkian Museum and the former deputy director and Peter Jay Sharp Chief Curator of The Frick Collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFlora Yukhnovich\u003c\/b\u003e is an artist who lives and works in London. She is best known for her contemporary interpretation of the Rococo style.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 80\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.55 x 9.45 x 7.72 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 17, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47501852147933,"sku":"9781913875732","price":32.35,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/jK95zhonOm9781913875732.webp?v=1772047328","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/bouchers-four-seasons-hardcover","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}