Bouguereau was the most popular French artist of the late 1800s.
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Bouguereau was the most popular French artist of the late 1800s. Among his best works are: ''La Danse'' (1850), ''The Knitting Girl'' (1869), ''The Birth of Venus'' (1879), ''Young Girl Defending Herself against Eros'' (1880), ''Evening Mood'' (1882) and ''The Bohemian'' (1890).