#academic painter

[mote-historie]

William-Adolphe Bouguereau, Child Braiding A Crown, detail, 1874.

[collectionstilllife]

Adrien Moreau (French, 1843-1906) • Large Still Life with Parrot • 1873

[nothing-like-the-sun-jgr]

"Utopljenica"(The Drowned Woman)

1879, oil on canvas

Djordje Krstić (Serbian,1851-1907)

[thepaintedroom]

Pascal Dagnan-Bouveret (French, 1852–1929) • Young Woman in Pink with her Child • 1882 • Private collection

[lyricalartblog]

Alexandre Cabanel, “Phaedra” (1880)/ Big Sean, “Bounce Back” (2016)

[nothing-like-the-sun-jgr]

At the Foot of the Cliff

1886, oil on canvas, 110 x 66.5 cm

William Adolphe Bouguereau (French,1825-1905)

[nothing-like-the-sun-jgr]

"Out in the Cold", 1890

oil on canvas, 114.3 x 90.4 cm

Léon-Jean-Basile Perrault (French,1832-1908)

[beautifulpoetryfest]

Bouguereau William-Adolphe

William-Adolphe Bouguereau (French pronunciation: ​[wiljam.adɔlf buɡ(ə)ʁo]; 30 November 1825 – 19 August 1905) was a French academic painter. In his realistic genre paintings he used mythological themes, making modern interpretations of classical subjects, with an emphasis on the female human body. During his life he enjoyed significant popularity in France and the United States, was given numerous official honors, and received top prices for his work. As the quintessential salon painter of his generation, he was reviled by the Impressionist avant-garde. By the early twentieth century, Bouguereau and his art fell out of favor with the public, due in part to changing tastes. In the 1980s, a revival of interest in figure painting led to a rediscovery of Bouguereau and his work. Throughout the course of his life, Bouguereau executed 822 known finished paintings, although the whereabouts of many are still unknown.