William-Adolphe Bouguereau


Category: Painting

French, 1825-1905

Bouguereau produced more than seven hundred finished works and achieved a remarkable level of public acclaim and financial success. He never forgot his difficult early days, however; working secretly, he assisted young artists who were struggling as he had to pursue an artistic career in the face of financial difficulties. Like many painters of the second half of the 19th century, Bouguereau made a careful study of form and technique and steeped himself in classical sculpture and painting. True to his serious and industrious nature, he worked deliberately and industriously: before beginning a painting he would master the history of his subject and complete numerous sketches. The tenderness with which he portrayed children and domestic scenes, his technical skill and passion for the classics, and his love of rich color are hallmarks of Bouguereau's exquisite paintings.


Artwork images are copyright of the artist or assignee
The Invasion
(1892)
Tags: angel, baby, boy, nude
Little Girl Holding Apples
Tags: girl
Fraternal Love
(1851, oil on canvas)
Tags: baby, boy, motherhood, nude
The Thanks Offering
(1867, oil on canvas)
Tags: girl
The Shell
(1871, oil on canvas)
Tags: girl, motherhood
Cupidon
(1875)
Tags: angel, girl, nude
Return from the Harvest
(1878, oil on canvas)
Tags: baby, nude
Rest
(1879, oil on canvas)
Tags: baby, boy, nude
Charity
(1878, oil on canvas)
Tags: baby, motherhood, nude
The Motherland
(1883)
Tags: baby, boy, girl, motherhood, nude
Virgin Mary, John the Baptist & Child Jesus
(1875)
Tags: baby, boy, nude
A Childhood Idyll
(1900)
Tags: girl
The Birth of Venus
(1879)
Tags: angel, baby, nude
Tags: girl
La Petite Mendiante
(1880)
Tags: girl
A Young Girl Defending Herself Against Eros
(1880)
Tags: angel, girl, nude
The Little Knitter
(1882)
Tags: girl
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Crown of Flowers
(1884)
Tags: girl
The Youth of Bacchus
(1884 (Detail))
Tags: baby, nude
Tags: angel, baby, boy, nude
Cupid With a Butterfly
(1888)
Tags: angel, girl, nude
(1888)
Tags: girl
Return of Spring
(1886)
Tags: angel, baby, boy, nude
The First Kiss
(1873)
Tags: angel, boy, girl, nude
The Captive
(1891)
Tags: angel, girl, nude
Just a Taste
(1895)
Tags: girl
Admiration
(1897)
Tags: angel, boy, nude
The Sadness of Love
(1899)
Tags: angel, boy, nude
Tags: girl
Tags: girl
Tags: baby, nude
A Dream of Spring
(1901)
Tags: angel, boy, girl, nude
Youth
(1893)
Tags: angel, baby, boy, nude
Love Takes Flight
(1901)
Tags: angel, boy, nude
L'Amour a L'Epine
(1894)
Tags: angel, boy, nude
The Crab
(1869)
Tags: girl
Little Brother
(1902)
Tags: baby, nude
Love on the Look Out
(1890)
Tags: angel, boy, nude
Virgin and Lamb
(1903)
Tags: baby, nude
The Virgin of the Lilies
(1899)
Tags: baby, nude
Chilly Girl
(1879)
Tags: girl
The Prayer
(1865)
Tags: girl
The Curtsey
(1898)
Tags: girl
The Broken Pitcher
(1891)
Tags: girl
Breton Brother and Sister
(1871)
Tags: boy, girl
Brother and Sister
(1887)
Tags: baby, boy, nude
Braiding a Crown
(1874)
Tags: girl
Agreeable Burden
(1895)
Tags: girl
In Penitence
(1895)
Tags: girl
A Little Coaxing
(1890)
Tags: girl
At the Edge of the Brook
(1875)
Tags: girl
At the Edge of the Brook
(1879)
Tags: girl
Before the Bath
(1900)
Tags: girl
Maternal Admiration
(1869)
Tags: baby, motherhood
At the Fountain
(1897)
Tags: girl
Young Woman Contemplating Two Embracing Children
(1861)
Tags: baby, nude
Tags: girl
The Elder Sister
(1869)
Tags: baby, girl
Young Gypsies
(1879)
Tags: girl
The Little Beggar
(1880)
Tags: girl
The Difficult Lesson
(1884)
Tags: girl
The Horseback Ride
(1884)
Tags: game, girl
Young Girl Going to the Spring
(1885)
Tags: girl
Study: Head Of A Little Girl
(1888)
Tags: girl
Whisperings of Love
(1889)
Tags: angel, baby, girl, nude
(1892)
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A Calling
(1896)
Tags: girl
Sewing
(1898)
Tags: girl
Two Sisters
(1901)
Tags: girl

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