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| − | '''Adolphe William Bouguereau''' (1825 | + | '''Adolphe William Bouguereau''' ([[IPA]]: ˈeɪdɒlf ˈbʌgəˌrɚ) (1825–1905) was a [[French]] [[painting|painter]]. |
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| − | ''I accept and respect all schools of painting which have as their basis the sincere study of nature, the search for the true and the beautiful. As for the | + | ''I accept and respect all schools of painting which have as their basis the sincere study of nature, the search for the true and the beautiful. As for the [[mystic]]s, the [[impressionist]]s, the [[pointillist]]s, etc., I don't see the way they see. That is my only reason for not liking them.'' Bouguereau. |
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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), ''A Young Girl Defending Herself against Eros'' (1880), ''Evening Mood'' (1882) and ''The Bohemian'' (1890). | + | 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), ''A Young Girl Defending Herself against [[Eros]]'' (1880), ''Evening Mood'' (1882) and ''The [[Bohemian]]'' (1890). |
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Adolphe William Bouguereau (IPA: ˈeɪdɒlf ˈbʌgəˌrɚ) (1825–1905) was a French painter.
I accept and respect all schools of painting which have as their basis the sincere study of nature, the search for the true and the beautiful. As for the mystics, the impressionists, the pointillists, etc., I don't see the way they see. That is my only reason for not liking them. Bouguereau.
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), A Young Girl Defending Herself against Eros (1880), Evening Mood (1882) and The Bohemian (1890).
Jeune Bergere Debout
Virgin with angels
Virgin of the Angels
- Bouguereau Young Girl Defending Herself against Eros.jpg
A Young Girl Defending Herself against Eros
Youth
