29,1" WILLIAM-ADOLPHE BOUGUEREAU "Art and Literature" painting art printed on canvas
WILLIAM-ADOLPHE BOUGUEREAU (1825 - 1905)
Title of artwork: "Art and Literature"
Ready to hang on the wall. Canvas on the wooden underframe. Outer frame are not included!
Year: 1867
Technique: printed on canvas nowadays
Condition: perfect
Diagonal: 29,1" or 73,8 cm.
Size: 13,8" x 25,6" (in) or 35 x 65 cm.
Please note that this is a reproduction printed on canvas
The size may differ from how it looks in the photo
Color can be slightly different from the picture.
William-Adolphe
Bouguereau was a French academic painter. In his realistic genre paintings he
used mythological themes, making modern interpretations of classical subjects,
with an emphasis on the female human body. During his life he enjoyed
significant popularity in France and the United States, was given numerous official
honors, and received top prices for his work. As the quintessential salon
painter of his generation, he was reviled by the Impressionist avant-garde. By
the early twentieth century, Bouguereau and his art fell out of favor with the
public, due in part to changing tastes. In the 1980s, a revival of interest in
figure painting led to a rediscovery of Bouguereau and his work. Throughout the
course of his life, Bouguereau executed 822 known finished paintings, although
the whereabouts of many are still unknown. Prices for Bouguereau's works have
climbed steadily since 1975, with major paintings selling at high prices:
$1,500,000 in 1998 for The Heart's Awakening, $2,600,000 in 1999 for The
Motherland and Charity at auction in May 2000 for $3,500,000. Bouguereau's
works are in many public collections.
Ref.: 101111582220