Wednesday 7 October 2009

ART SUNDAY; William-Adolphe Bouguereau




William-Adolphe Bouguereau
(November 30, 1825 – August 19, 1905)

I love this mans work, his attention to detail is perfect. Truly one of the greatest realist painters of all time, I think I am especially drawn to his work because of my own interest in portrait painting. I know how very difficult it is to get a likeness of the subject, and all of his portraits are sensitive and beautifully, delicately painted. I know of no other painter who reproduces skin tones the way he does. It’s well worth taking the time to follow the links and read up on this man.

Adolphe Bouguereau (November 30, 1825 – August 19, 1905) was a French academic painter. William Bouguereau (pronounced vill-yam boo-goh-roe) was a staunch traditionalist whose realistic genre paintings and mythological themes were modern interpretations of Classical subjects with a heavy emphasis on the female human body. Although he created an idealized world, his almost photo-realistic style was popular with rich art patrons. He was very famous in his time but today his subject matter and technique receive relatively little attention compared to the popularity of the Impressionists.



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William-Adolphe_Bouguereau


http://www.bouguereau.org/

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16 comments:

  1. Mitchy LR10 October 2009 at 06:03

    Never heard of this artist, but I really like his style. What a wonderful portraitist.

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  2. heidi breuer10 October 2009 at 06:34

    I always liked him great loretta

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  3. heidi breuer10 October 2009 at 06:36

    my favorite

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  4. heidi breuer10 October 2009 at 06:38

    like this one to I like the way he portrays body language

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  5. Frank S10 October 2009 at 06:42

    Just wonderful portraits. The classical style and mythological themes are very nicely worked into the details of the paintings. He obviously enjoyed his work as evidenced by this quotation:

    “Each day I go to my studio full of joy; in the evening when obliged to stop because of darkness I can scarcely wait for the next morning to come…if I cannot give myself to my dear painting I am miserable”.

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  6. Kathy inozarks10 October 2009 at 07:45

    I always enjoy and learn from your art sundays-thanks Loretta

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  7. nemo 4sun10 October 2009 at 09:12

    very delicate, sweet and beautifull
    i was drawn to the ones of children
    perhaps because i am babysitting grandson
    i am playing with him as i play on the puter
    which i imagine is a hoot to see

    :)

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  8. Agnes c.b.10 October 2009 at 10:06

    All of them are marvelous. Each one telling a little story of its own.

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  9. nemo 4sun10 October 2009 at 10:23

    i am attempting to host art sunday this week
    i have you added

    :)

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  10. Pat E10 October 2009 at 16:09

    Each of them seem to speak out of a special moment -- great post Loretta /;-)

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  11. loretta xxxx10 October 2009 at 17:54

    Thanks Nemo...................just on my way over..................

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  12. deb thegardener11 October 2009 at 09:06

    my favorite!

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  13. deb thegardener11 October 2009 at 09:07

    i just love his art, loretta. i had never heard of him before today, thanks for the wonderful introduction.

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  14. Susan Van Dorn11 October 2009 at 14:13

    His portraits are beautiful. i especially love "Rest in harvest".
    Thanks so much for this post. It's great.

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  15. Susan Bevry11 October 2009 at 20:15

    this looks like a photograph - amazing!

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  16. ROY HOBBS13 October 2009 at 05:31

    MY ABSOLUTE FAV

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