''The Perfect Accord'' (), also adapted into English as ''Perfect Harmony'', is an oil-on-panel painting by
Antoine Watteau
Jean-Antoine Watteau (, , ; baptised October 10, 1684died July 18, 1721) Alsavailablevia Oxford Art Online (subscription needed). was a French painter and draughtsman whose brief career spurred the revival of interest in colour and movement, a ...
, created ''c.'' 1719, now held in the
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) is an art museum located on Wilshire Boulevard in the Miracle Mile vicinity of Los Angeles. LACMA is on Museum Row, adjacent to the La Brea Tar Pits (George C. Page Museum).
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. It was the pendant to the same artist's ''
The Surprise''.
It was initially owned by a friend of the artist,
Nicolas Hénin
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, but it and ''Surprise'' were sold separately by his heir around 1756.
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External links
''The Perfect Accord''at the LACMA's official web site
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Paintings by Antoine Watteau
category:1710s paintings
category:Musical instruments in art
Collection of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art