Pierrot, formerly known as Gilles (1718) – Jean-Antoine Watteau

Product Details:

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• High quality Giclée print
• Production: 1-3 days
• Shipping: 3-10 days (worldwide)

Choose between high-quality paper prints or professionally stretched canvas:

1. Fine Art Print (Paper)

• Printed using Giclée fine art technology on Enhanced Matte Art Paper, 200gsm (80lb).
• This museum-quality paper is perfect for high-resolution color graphics and illustrations.
• The matte finish highlights tones and subtle details, giving a rich, elegant look.
• Water-based inks, plastic-free, printed on sustainably sourced paper.
• Shipped in robust, protective packaging to ensure safe delivery.
• Can be hung with double-sided tape, tacks, or framed.
• Frame not included.

2. Stretched Canvas (Canvas Wrap)

Two Depth Options:

Slim - Frame depth: 19mm (0.75")
Thick - Frame depth: 38mm (1.5")

• Printed using 12-colour Giclée (Latex inkjet) process on premium canvas.
• Hand-stretched over a custom wooden frame made from European knotless pine (up to 3 meters wide).
• Each canvas is hand-finished by expert framers, with smooth, tight corners.
• The curved frame profile prevents contact with the canvas face - avoiding impression marks and surface cracks.
• Finger-jointed frame design ensures strong corner tension and resists warping.
• Wooden wedges are added on larger sizes to keep the canvas taut and allow for future re-stretching.
• Water-based inks, sustainably sourced materials, and vegan-friendly.
• Comes ready to hang.

Kindly understand, colors may vary depending on your monitor settings.

Artwork Description

Jean-Antoine Watteau’s enigmatic masterpiece "Pierrot, autrefois connu sous le nom de Gilles" (circa 1718–1719) presents the Commedia dell’arte character Pierrot (or Gilles) as a life-sized, isolated figure in loose white satin costume, standing motionless with a wistful, slightly melancholic expression against a dreamy landscape of foliage and distant revelers. The oversized, baggy outfit and vulnerable posture evoke a profound sense of loneliness amid implied festivity, transforming the traditionally comic clown into a poignant symbol of human isolation. Painted in Watteau’s final years, this haunting image captures the bittersweet essence of his theatrical world and the fleeting nature of joy.

Striking centrepiece for a contemplative study, bedroom, or eclectic interior; a deeply moving gift for theatre enthusiasts, lovers of Commedia dell’arte, or those drawn to themes of melancholy and introspection.