Bouguereau

Bouguereau displayed his talent for drawing at a very early age, became educated at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris, was a highly successful portraitist, was exhibited at the Salon to an enthusiastic public, and had his work recognized and awarded at various European expositions during his life. By the time of his death in 1905, Bouguereau was scorned by progressive painters and critics who saw in his works all that was wrong with the official French world of art, but he was also a favorite of collectors, who found in his paintings of bathers, nymphs, and shepherdesses a realm of eternal beauty far from contemporary life. 60 full color reproductions and 15 black & white illustrations perfectly exemplify Bouguereau's prodigious talent in creating works of sensual, emotional, and intellectual appeal. Fronia Wissman's Bouguereau offers astute and illuminating insights into his art, career, and family life of the French artist Adolphe-William Bouguereau (1825-1905) whose evocative visio

A beautiful book wiredweird Bouguereau, without doubt, produced beautiful paintings. He followed the classic salon style, with romantic figures in pastoral scenes. Since his career overlapped the blossoming of Art Nouveau, one can certainly read some effect of that era in his work, whether he in fact put it there.Although he was widely acclaimed in his time, there have been mixed impressions of it, both then and now. The Impressionists held him up as all that was wrong with the French art. The Broken Pitcher I've been a fan of Bouguereau since I first saw The Young Shepardess at the San Diego Museum of Art many years ago. That painting is included here as well as another favorite, The Broken Pitcher. The reproductions are descent and there are many of them. The only fault I can find is that it doesn't include enough nudes. Bouguereau was a fine painter of female nude and though some are included here I would have liked more. The book does include Evening Mood, The . Aunt Tilitha said Gorgeous Historical Art Work At Your Fingertips. So much information is given here about this famous artist who painted over 700 fantastic works. His life is told well and the colors of his varied paintings are remarkable for a paperback book. Definitely worth the purchase price!

Educated at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris, he became a highly sought-after portraitist whose works were exhibited at the Salon and won medals in various international exhibitions. Adolphe-William Bouguereau (French, 1825-1905) created timeless works of sensual, emotional, and intellectual appeal. In Bouguereau, author Fronia E. Wissman offers astute and illuminating insights into the art, career, and family life of this great artist -- whose beautiful paintings of a better, purer time and place continue to find favor with contemporary viewers.