About This Artwork

François Boucher
French, 1703-1770

Landscape with Rustic Cottage, c. 1760

Black chalk on paper
313 x 470 mm
Restricted gift of the Joseph and Helen Regenstein Foundation, 1966.25

Exhibition, Publication and Ownership Histories

Exhibition History

New York, Charles Slatkin Gallery, "Drawings, Pastels, and Watercolors," 1966, no. 58.

Washington, D.C., The National Gallery of Art, "François Boucher in North American Collections: 100 Drawings," December 23, 1973-March 17, 1974, cat. 58; also traveled to The Art Institute of Chicago, April 4-May 12, 1974.

The Art Institute of Chicago, "The Helen Regenstein Collection of European Drawings," 1974, pp. 68-69, cat. 33 (ill.), cat. by Harold Joachim.

Richmond, Va., Virginia Museum, "Three Masters of Landscape; Fragonard, Robert & Boucher," November 10-December 28, 1981.

The Art Institute of Chicago, "The Regenstein Collection of European Drawings," 1985-1986.

The Art Institute of Chicago, August 11, 1988-1990.

Melbourn, Australia, National Gallery of Victoria, "Pleasures and Pastorales," February 14-April 16, 1990; also traveled to Sydney, Australia, the Art Gallery of New South Wales, May 2-June 24, 1990.

The Art Institute of Chicago, "In Context: Recent Acquisitions to the Regenstein Collection," February 20-April 28, 1995.

Publication History

Harold Joachim, French Drawings and Sketchbooks of 18th Century (Chicago, 1977), no. 1A10.

Ownership History

Sold, October 29, 1942, anonymous sale [according to Joachim 1977]. Sold by Charles Slatkin Gallery, New York, to the Art Institute, 1966.