Cocktails with a Curator: Boucher's "Four Seasons"

In this week’s episode of “Cocktails with a Curator,” take a closer look at the extraordinary flickers of paint in the colorful canvases of François Boucher’s Four Seasons series with Deputy Director and Peter Jay Sharp Chief Curator Xavier F. Salomon. Acquired by Henry Clay Frick late in life, the four paintings were commissioned by Boucher’s great patron Madame de Pompadour-the longtime mistress of King Louis XV-to be placed over doors, hence their unusual shape. The complementary cocktail this week is the Time Regained.
To view these paintings in detail, please visit our website: www.frick.org/fourseasons

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FEATURED COCKTAIL: Time Regained (Scotch whisky, dry vermouth, Pisco, jasmine tea syrup); the mocktail is cold jasmine tea and golden syrup, topped with tonic water. For the complete recipes, visit www.frick.org/cocktails-curator
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[@janejones6956]

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[@annishilcock4587]

Beauty, grace and elegance in our sad and disappointing contemporary world, thank you.

[@arlenholter390]

Thank you Xavier for warming a cold winter afternoon.

[@lindaunger324]

I look forward to this every Friday with your down to earth explanations of the art, the time, the era and of course the cocktail. Thank you so much.

[@ejay403]

Thanks again for transporting us to a different reality.

[@davidfarrokh1849]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge; these talks are delightful.

[@dweeb99]

Those grapes - I have to look at them again, they are as luscious as the upstate varieties at New York City's greenmarkets in autumn. The elegant woman in the sleigh reminds me of a snappy Spanish idiom, "Our elegance will keep us warm!" Lastly, I hail Xavier's cocktail made with Pisco, the main ingredient of many a Pisco Sour over the years. What a joy to ponder the passage of time in this way - though the Frick itself is timeless.

[@saragianettitamargo990]

Thank you, Xavier. I look forward to your and Amy’s videos each Friday and I save them to watch when I can savor them or re-watch them.

[@marikapage2496]

Thank you so much for your wisdom every week since lockdown started! What a lifesaver it's been, to look forward to each week. I've never been to the Frick before and now I can't wait to visit and take this gifted knowledge with me whenever I am able to go. Many many thanks for this each week-stay safe! Love from Los Angeles.

[@julieb750]

Excellent presentation. I always learn so much from these. Thank you.

[@dawnjackson1802]

Another week, and another stimulating presentation. Thank you! 🇨🇦

[@thomasheffernan8346]

Thank you for a lovely and insightful introduction to these

[@Thomas-fu8vp]

The Duveen connection - the antique dealer influenced the acquisitions of many a collector.

[@jeffhreid]

Splendid commentary. Love Boucher over the top in every way

[@HeartandSoulApothecary]

Beautiful! Thank you for sharing! I so miss visiting museums in person, this helped me artful soul.

[@rachelbenzaquen1719]

Thank you.for.the.gift.of.these.present ations

[@kathleenmalley8920]

Thank you for the sharing your vast knowledge of Art. You’re fabulous!

[@lucanardecchia2859]

Thank you, amazing as always. Listening to your lessons, spring will come sooner. Saluti da Roma , Italy.

[@pollyanywhere5527]

These are my favorites are The Fricks. Thank you for today. 🍸

[@Leebearify]

So much to learn!! Thank you Xavier for this wonderful chat. I am current reading Saving Mona Lisa by Gerri Chanel so I listen to you and then look up the other paintings and painters that you mention. Such an interesting time these paintings came from and the historical background is amazing also. Thank you for making this such a wonderful Friday afternoon! Cheers !

[@ritabiro5105]

The four season is a very beautiful and heart "attacing painting and Vivaldis musik one of my favorite .I have never been in Fountenbleu the hunting palace of french but it must bee from architectue point of you great.Thanks again for your tour.Arrideveci

[@mollygardner395]

Amazing video as always Xavier, thank you

[@elenaoldgirl6616]

Thank you for this wonderful video.

[@CCAatTownHall]

Lovely!

[@michellebates2729]

I have an old tray from The Metal Tray Company in Englad - it has the Summer painting on it !

[@DownTheLaneWithDaisy]

Thank you so much.

[@carolabruzzo4935]

Beautiful paintings and descriptions

[@jyotsnakorgaonkar9621]

its excellent, very interesting. Thank you

[@dianebolles1253]

Thank you.

[@tomson70]

🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@ritabiro5105]

Mr. Salamon the spring is here again sone comes more or less over the sky of Budapest and the paintings you had showen especially Charm of spring delights also the hearts.So many flowers myself love lilien are on the ladies dresses and in the hair are really nice in the surrinding landscapes. Fragonards taste was excelent and remained for many wiers a great pleasure.Madame Pompaduer holding a book in her hand in green dress is well known for mee l remenber have seen in Alte Pinakothek in Munich and now l am gled to have bought the story with colour pictures about the whole museum and so l am able to open anytime.You have may bee a summery book also about Frick collection?!

[@phyllishinton9377]

Made the winter seem short!

[@Acquavallo]

18:20 Rococo meets anime with her eyes lolz

[@Acquavallo]

I've always wondered why renaissance dolphins look so unlike what I think a dolphin would look like in life.
Is there a reasons the dolphin sculptures form these paintings look like this?

[@suek3898]

nature: too green and badly lit...