France Acquires Two Fragonard Paintings Thought to Be Missing for Centuries

France has added to its national collections two paintings by Jean-Honoré Fragonard that were thought to be missing until 2017. Both will now be displayed at the Musée Fabre in Montpellier.
Titled Le Jeu de la Palette (The Paddle Game) and La Bascule (The Rocker), both ca. 1760-65, they feature landscapes overflowing with greenery, with small figures playing beneath grand Neoclassical structures.
Four years ago, the paintings re-emerged when a family discovered them while inventory