# Jean Siméon Chardin

French, 1699–1779; born in Paris; died in Paris

Chardin spent his life in Paris and was received into the Academy in 1728 as a painter of animals and fruit. He found his subjects in modest kitchens and households, painting still lifes and quiet genre scenes such as Soap Bubbles and The House of Cards with grainy, carefully worked paint and an air of calm concentration. In later life, as his eyesight weakened, he turned to pastel, producing searching self-portraits.

_Written by Ochre Editions._

3 works in the collection.

- [The White Tablecloth](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/the-white-tablecloth-aic-51577), Jean Siméon Chardin, c. 1731–32. Courtesy of Art Institute of Chicago.
- [Soap Bubbles](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/soap-bubbles-met-435888), Jean Siméon Chardin, ca. 1733–34. Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
- [The House of Cards](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/the-house-of-cards-nga-97), Jean Siméon Chardin, probably 1737. Courtesy of National Gallery of Art, Washington.