Jean-Honoré Fragonard: References & Edit History

Fragonard as a painter is discussed in Georges Wildenstein, The Paintings of Fragonard: Complete Edition (1960), which includes a concise critical bibliography of the essential manuscript and printed sources. Jacques Thuillier, Fragonard, rev. ed. (1987; originally published in French, 1967); Dore Ashton, Fragonard in the Universe of Painting (1988); Marie-Anne Dupuy-Vachey, Fragonard (2006); and Jennifer D. Milam, Fragonard’s Playful Paintings: Visual Games in Rococo Art (2006), are significant studies. Jean-Pierre Cuzin, Fragonard (2003), focusing on the drawings, and Jean-Honoré Fragonard, Life and Work: Complete Catalogue of the Oil Paintings (1988, originally published in French, 1987), are well-illustrated interpretative studies. Other useful works include Mary D. Sheriff, Fragonard: Art and Eroticism (1990); and Jean Montague Massengale, Jean-Honoré Fragonard (1993).