Diana Hunting

Diana Hunting (1899) by the French painter Guillaume Seignac (1870 - 1924). Seignac was typical for the French academic style of the Salon and produced a kind of Neo-Rococo.

Maybe Angels

Some Angels, Nymphs or Goddesses by the Austrian painter Hans Zatzka (1859-1945). One of the typical Neo-Rococo sceneries which made Zatzka so successful.

Innocence

One more of the sweet girls by the French painter Guillaume Seignac (1870-1924).

Innocence

It's easy to say that Seignac is pure kitsch. But I find him very interesting. At first he's a real academic painter of the late 19th century who has his roots deep in the Rococo.
Second, you can discover in this painting signs of Art Deco and of Pin-Up art.

So in my humble opinion Seignac is a real missing link!!

Once more Venus

The Birth of Venus by the French painter Henry-Louis Picou (1824-1895).

The painting is probably from the 1880s and therefore from the heyday of academic painting. Nevertheless it seems enough like a rococo production to show the tight relations to that era.

Neo-Rococo

These paintings are from the French artist Guillaume Seignac (1870 - 1924). Seignac was typical for the French academic style of the Salon, where he was very successfull with his mythological and nude paintings. Normally he combined both.


Usually its told that the French academic style had its roots in Neo-classicism. But I think at least Seignac is nearly pure Neo-Rococo. Here are the same pastel colors, the same lascivious women in the same poses. The only difference is that the women are a little less curvy and maybe a little more childish.
Maybe its a influence of the Pre-Raphaelites or only an adaption to contemporary taste.

François-Edouard Picot

One more Neo-Rococo Odalisque by the french painter François-Edouard Picot (1786-1868). She seems really to long for her pasha. Maybe the painter himself.

Jules Joseph Lefebvre

A nice nearly classic Odalisque by french painter Jules Joseph Lefebvre (1836-1911), who may be easily subsumed as "Neo-Rococo".