The See-Saw (Fragonard, Madrid)

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The See-Saw

Artist	Jean-Honoré Fragonard
Year	c. 1750−1752
Medium	oil on canvas
Dimensions	120 cm × 94.5 cm (47 in × 37.2 in)
Location	Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, Madrid

The See-Saw is an oil-on-canvas painting by French Rococo artist Jean-Honoré Fragonard, created c.1750–1752 during the artist's early career. It is currently in the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum in Madrid. The painting forms a pair with another Fragonard work entitled Blind Man's Bluff. Blind Man's Bluff focuses on courtship while The See-Saw, and the metaphor of the rocking motion of the seesaw, suggests the relationship has been consummated.

The See-Saw depicts young children playing with a seesaw in a forest grove. It is seen as an important precedent to Fragonard's masterpiece The Swing.

References

"Blind-Man's Buff". toledomuseum.org. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
"Jean-Honore Fragonard: Blindman's Bluff". Boston College. Archived from the original on 21 March 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
The Art Story
"The See-Saw". Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza. Retrieved July 25, 2019.

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List of works
Paintings	Blind Man's Buff (c. 1750) The See-Saw (Madrid; c. 1750–1752) Jeroboam Sacrificing to Idols (1752) Psyche Showing Her Sisters Her Gifts from Cupid (1753) The Birth of Venus (c. 1753) The Storm (c. 1759) The Palette Game (c. 1761–1765) The See-Saw (Louvre; c. 1761–1765) Coresus Sacrificing Himself to Save Callirhoe (1765) The Swing (c. 1767) Fantastical Portraits (1769) Jean-Claude Richard, Abbot of Saint-Non, Dressed à l'Espagnole (c. 1769) The Woman With A Dog (1769) The New Model (c. 1770) A Young Girl Reading (c. 1770) The Music Lesson (c. 1770) The Raised Chemise (c. 1770) Adoration of the Shepherds (1775) The Visit to the Nursery (1775) Blind Man's Buff (1775-1780) The Bolt (1777) The Stolen Kiss (c. 1780)
Related	Marie-Anne Fragonard (wife) Alexandre-Évariste Fragonard (son) Marguerite Gérard (sister-in-law) Rococo

Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum

Building
Palace of Villahermosa

Paintings

Spanish	Dalí: Dream Caused by the Flight of a Bee Around a Pomegranate a Second Before Awakening El Greco: Annunciation Ribera: Pietà
Dutch, Flemish, German	Beckmann: Quappi in Pink Jumper Campin: Portrait of a Fat Man Christus: Madonna of the Dry Tree Dix: Hugo Erfurth with Dog Dürer: Christ among the Doctors Grosz: Metropolis van Gogh: Water Mill at Gennep Hals: Family Group in a Landscape Key: Portrait of William the Silent de Hooch: The Council Chamber in Amsterdam Town Hall Verhaecht: Landscape with Venus and Adonis van der Weyden: Virgin and Child Enthroned
Italian	Fra Angelico: Madonna of Humility Bellini: Sacred Conversation Bramantino: Christus Dolens Bronzino: Portrait of a Young Man as Saint Sebastian Caravaggio: Saint Catherine Carpaccio: Young Knight in a Landscape Gentileschi: Lot and His Daughters Ghirlandaio: Portrait of Giovanna Tornabuoni da Messina: Portrait of a Man Uccello: Crucifixion
French	Delacroix: Louis d'Orléans Showing Off His Mistress Fragonard: The See-Saw Metzinger: Two Nudes in an Exotic Landscape Monet: Charing Cross Bridge (1899) Pissarro: Rue Saint-Honoré, dans l'après-midi. Effet de pluie
American	Hopper: Girl at Sewing Machine

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