Jean-Baptiste Pater
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Selected Works28

Museum Acquisitions

Art Institute of Chicago
Troops Resting
Troops Resting
Acquired 2013
Etching on ivory laid paper
Art Institute of Chicago
Troops Resting
Troops Resting, 1720
Acquired 1988
Etching on paper
Getty Museum
Study of a Seated Woman
Study of a Seated Woman, 1730
Acquired 1986
Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen
Die Freuden des Landlebens
Die Freuden des Landlebens, 1735
Acquired 1966
Leinwand
Cleveland Museum of Art
Summer
Summer, 1720
Acquired 1952
oil on canvas
Cleveland Museum of Art
Spring
Spring, 1720
Acquired 1951
oil on canvas
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
A Pastoral Concert
A Pastoral Concert, 1725
Acquired 1944
Oil on panel
Cleveland Museum of Art
Dancers in a Pavilion
Dancers in a Pavilion, 1720
Acquired 1938
oil on canvas
Cleveland Museum of Art
The Guitarist
The Guitarist, 1720
Acquired 1933
red chalk
Louvre
La Leçon de musique
La Leçon de musique, 1700
Acquired 1800
toile
Louvre
Réunion d'acteurs de la Comédie italienne dans un parc
Réunion d'acteurs de la Comédie italienne dans un parc, 1700
Acquired 1750
huile sur toile
Louvre
La Toilette, dit aussi Le Désir de plaire.
La Toilette, dit aussi Le Désir de plaire., 1725
Acquired 1740
huile sur toile
Louvre
Chasse chinoise
Chasse chinoise, 1736
Acquired 1736
huile sur toile
Louvre
Gibier mort
Gibier mort, 1700
Acquired 1735
huile sur toile
Louvre
La Baigneuse
La Baigneuse, 1729
Acquired 1729
huile sur bois
Louvre
Une Fête champêtre. Réjouissance de soldats
Une Fête champêtre. Réjouissance de soldats, 1728
Acquired 1728
huile sur toile (transposition)
Louvre
Conversation galante dans un parc, dit aussi La Pomme d'amour
Conversation galante dans un parc, dit aussi La Pomme d'amour, 1720
Acquired 1720
huile sur toile
Art Institute of Chicago
Halte de Soldates
Halte de Soldates
In museum collection
Etching in black on paper

Previous Sales

Sotheby's
The Bathers; The Swing
The Bathers; The Swing
Sold
Feb 2026
Sotheby's
A military encampment with troops at rest (La Paix); The departure of the troops (La Guerre)
A military encampment with troops at rest (La Paix); The departure of the troops (La Guerre)
Sold
Dec 2025
Sotheby's
(I) Bathers before a fountain; (II) Bathers and music players with a statue of Venus | (I) Baigneurs devant une fontaine ; (II) Baigneurs et musiciens devant la statue de Vénus
(I) Bathers before a fountain; (II) Bathers and music players with a statue of Venus | (I) Baigneurs devant une fontaine ; (II) Baigneurs et musiciens devant la statue de Vénus
Sold
Dec 2023
Christie's
Concert champêtre
Concert champêtre
$125,000
Oct 2018
Christie's
Soldiers and vivandières cooking and resting around a campfire, a wagon and a tent beyond
Soldiers and vivandières cooking and resting around a campfire, a wagon and a tent beyond
$137,500
Oct 2016
Christie's
Fête champêtre or Les dénicheurs d'oiseaux
Fête champêtre or Les dénicheurs d'oiseaux
£73,250 ($97k USD)
Dec 2011
Christie's
Fête champêtre with a musician and a statue of Venus behind; and Fête champêtre with bathers in front of a fountain
Fête champêtre with a musician and a statue of Venus behind; and Fête champêtre with bathers in front of a fountain
£457,250 ($604k USD)
Dec 2010
Christie's
Les Baigneuses
Les Baigneuses
€307,200 ($338k USD)
Jan 2005
Christie's
Conversation galante dans un parc
Conversation galante dans un parc
£333,750 ($441k USD)
Dec 2000
Christie's
Le concert avec des acteurs de la Comédie italienne
Le concert avec des acteurs de la Comédie italienne
£278,750 ($368k USD)
Dec 2000
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Other Museum Acquisitions12

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Troops Resting
Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, United States · Acquired 2013 · Accession 2013.653 · Etching on ivory laid paper
Gift of Dorothy Braude Edinburg to the Harry B. and Bessie K. Braude Memorial Collection
Troops Resting
Art Institute of Chicago · Chicago, United States · Acquired 1988 · Accession 1987.294 · Etching on paper
Mr. and Mrs. Henry C. Woods Endowment
Study of a Seated Woman
J. Paul Getty Museum · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 1986 · Accession 86.GB.613 · Drawings
The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
Die Freuden des Landlebens
Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen · Munich, Germany · Acquired 1966 · Accession HUW 7 · Leinwand
Dauerleihgabe der HypoVereinsbank, Member of UniCredit. - 1966 erworben durch die Bayerische Hypotheken- und Wechsel-Bank
Summer
Cleveland Museum of Art · Cleveland, United States · Acquired 1952 · Accession 1952.540 · oil on canvas
Gift of Harry D. Kendrick
Spring
Cleveland Museum of Art · Cleveland, United States · Acquired 1951 · Accession 1951.486 · oil on canvas
Gift of Harry D. Kendrick
A Pastoral Concert
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston · Houston, United States · Acquired 1944 · Accession 44.544 · Oil on panel
The Edith A. and Percy S. Straus Collection
Dancers in a Pavilion: saved stretcher and lining fabric
Cleveland Museum of Art · Cleveland, United States · Acquired 1938 · Accession 1938.392.a · fabric
Gift of Commodore Louis D. Beaumont
Dancers in a Pavilion
Cleveland Museum of Art · Cleveland, United States · Acquired 1938 · Accession 1938.392 · oil on canvas
Gift of Commodore Louis D. Beaumont
The Guitarist
Cleveland Museum of Art · Cleveland, United States · Acquired 1933 · Accession 1933.416 · red chalk
Dudley P. Allen Fund
Fête Galante
National Gallery · United Kingdom · Acquired 1925 · Accession NG4079 · Oil on canvas
Bequeathed by Mrs Edith Cragg, as part of the John Webb Bequest, 1925
La Leçon de musique
Louvre · Paris, France · Acquired 1800 · toile
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event
death
Jean-Baptiste Pater dies
Jan 1, 1736
event
birth
Jean-Baptiste Pater born
Jan 1, 1695