Sunday, September 18, 2011

William-Adolphe BOUGUEREAU

William-Adolphe Bouguereau (November 30, 1825 – August 19, 1905) was a French academic painter. William Bouguereau was a traditionalist; in his realistic genre paintings he used mythological themes, making modern interpretations of Classical subjects, with an emphasis on the female human body.

Tobias Saying Farewell to his Father
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Soup
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The Harvester
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Young Shepherdess
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The Bird
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Le Crabe
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The Haymaker
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Mignon
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Washerwomen of Fouesnant
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Maternal Admiration
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Breton Brother and Sister
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Italian Girl Drawing Water
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L'Orage
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The Grape Picker
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Rest
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At the Edge of the Brook
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Song of the Angels
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The Nut Gatherers
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The Little Knitter
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The Difficult Lesson
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Crown
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Big Sister
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Thirst
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The Little Sulk
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Whisperings of Love
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Câlinerie
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Portrait of Gabrielle Cot
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Psyche
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Innocence
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Bacchante
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Not Too Much to Carry
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In Penitence
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A Calling
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Irène
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At The Fountain
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Inspiration
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Sewing
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Head of a Young Girl
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Before the Bath
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Laurel Branch
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Innocence
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L'Italien à la Mandoline
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Portrait of Eva and Frances Johnston
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Study of a Woman for Offering to Love
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2 comments:

  1. Wouaouh!!!
    Tu as réuni une sacrée collection!
    BRAVO et grand MERCI!
    J'adoooore Bouguereau!
    C'est un de mes portraitistes classiques préféré...
    J'ai fait un montage avec certains de ses personnages pour illustrer un souvenir...
    Mes amitiés et encore mille merci(s)!!!

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  2. Merci Sim ! Effectivement, Bouguereau est celui qui m'a demandé le plus de temps tant il a été prolifique.
    Je serais bien intéressée de le voir ce montage...

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