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What is William-Adolphe Bouguereau famous for?
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William-Adolphe Bouguereau is famous for his artwork. During the 19th century, he was a leading French academic painter and supporter of the Salon. He remains best known for the way he depicted women, both in classically inspired works like Nymphs and Satyr and The Birth of Venus and romantic portraits like The Bohemian and The Young Shepherdess. On 1stDibs, shop a selection of William-Adolphe Bouguereau art.
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Young Mother Contemplating Two Embracing Children by William-Adolphe Bouguereau
By William-Adolphe Bouguereau
Located in New Orleans, LA
William-Adolphe Bouguereau
1825-1905 French
Jeune mère contemplant deux enfants qui s'embrassent
(Young Mother Contemplating Two Embracing Children)
Signed “W-Bouguereau” (bottom ...
Category
19th Century Academic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
La Fille Du Pêcheur By William Bouguereau
By William-Adolphe Bouguereau
Located in New Orleans, LA
William-Adolphe Bouguereau
1825-1905 French
La fille du pêcheur
(The Fisherman’s Daughter)
Signed and dated “W-Bouguereau-1882” (middle right)
Oil on canvas
William Bouguereau's...
Category
19th Century Academic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Magnificent Patinated Bronze Sculpture of Cupid and Psyche by Bouguereau
By William-Adolphe Bouguereau
Located in New York, NY
WILLIAM-ADOLPHE BOUGUEREAU (French, 1825-1905)
Signed ‘W. Bouguereau & A. Itasse’
Circa 1887
30 in. x 14 in. x 13 1/2 in.
Notes:
A magnificent French patinated bronze sculpture of cupid and psyche is entitled "L' Amour Vainqueur". The bronze is mounted upon a revolving rouge marble plinth adorned with bronze decorations & an enamel face key wind clock...
Category
19th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Au Bord Du Ruisseau By William-Adolphe Bouguereau
By William-Adolphe Bouguereau
Located in New Orleans, LA
William-Adolphe Bouguereau
1825-1905 French
Au Bord du Ruisseau
Signed and dated “W-Bouguereau-1888” (upper left)
Oil on Canvas
“Bouguereau’s paintings of children allowed for th...
Category
19th Century Academic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
