Fleur de Rocaille by William Bouguereau
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Extraordinary and breathtaking, this work was masterfully painted by William Adolphe Bouguereau
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- Extraordinary and breathtaking, this work was masterfully painted by William Adolphe Bouguereau
- Bouguereau is immediately recognized for his amazing portraits idealizing the human figure
- This important Bouguereau creation, an oil on canvas, is titled Fleur de Rocaille
- Signed W. Bouguereau, 1905 (lower right)
- Canvas: 34 1/2" high x 22 1/4" wide; Frame: 43 1/2" high x 31 1/2" wide
Item Details
- Period:
19th Century - Origin:
France - Subject:
Figurative - Artist:
Bouguereau, William Adolphe
William Adolph Bouguereau
1825-1905 · French
Fleur de Rocaille
Signed "W. Bouguereau, 1905" (lower right)
Oil on canvas
Deeply influenced by the classical tradition, William Adolphe Bouguereau is immediately recognized for his amazing portraits idealizing the human figure. A student of the great neo-classical artist, Ingres, his painting technique boasts an unsurpassed degree of finish and luminous coloration, distinctive hallmarks of the French Academy. Bouguereau's paintings of tender mothers, children and young girls are among his finest creations. His handling of the subject displays a unique sensitivity.
Unpretentious and modest, Bouguereau became one of the most decorated artists of the 19th century. He received medals from the Salons and Universal Expositions, successive ranks in the prestigious Legion of Honor, and was the leading member of the Institute of France and president of the Society of Painters, Sculptors and Engravers. His art never deviated from the basic principles of Academic training and he so dominated the Salons of the Third Republic that the official Salon became known as Le Salon Bouguereau.
In addition to the accolades of the art world, Bouguereau received many prestigious commissions to decorate public buildings including the Grand Thétre, Bordeaux and the chapels of Sainte Clothilde, Saint Vincent de Paul and Saint Augustin, Paris. He also painted decorations for private mansions of the property entrepreneurs in Paris and La Rochelle. Bouguereau is considered the leading Academic painter of all time and his works are immensely popular around the world.
Canvas: 34 1/2" high x 22 1/4" wide
Frame: 43 1/2" high x 31 1/2" wide
SelectArtist's Exhibitions:
Salon, Paris (Jury Member)
Exhibition Universelle, Paris
Société des Artistes Français (President)
SelectArtist's Museums and Collections:
Louvre, Paris
Musée d'Orsay
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
National Gallery, London
Boston Museum of Fine Art
Palace of the Legion of Honour, San Francisco
New Orleans Museum of Art
References:
Dictionnaire des Peintres, Sculpteurs, Dessinateurs et Graveurs, 1976, E. Bénézit
The Random House Dictionary of Art and Artists, 1988, Random House
19th-Century Art, 1984, Robert Rosenblum & H.W. Janson
1825-1905 · French
Fleur de Rocaille
Signed "W. Bouguereau, 1905" (lower right)
Oil on canvas
Deeply influenced by the classical tradition, William Adolphe Bouguereau is immediately recognized for his amazing portraits idealizing the human figure. A student of the great neo-classical artist, Ingres, his painting technique boasts an unsurpassed degree of finish and luminous coloration, distinctive hallmarks of the French Academy. Bouguereau's paintings of tender mothers, children and young girls are among his finest creations. His handling of the subject displays a unique sensitivity.
Unpretentious and modest, Bouguereau became one of the most decorated artists of the 19th century. He received medals from the Salons and Universal Expositions, successive ranks in the prestigious Legion of Honor, and was the leading member of the Institute of France and president of the Society of Painters, Sculptors and Engravers. His art never deviated from the basic principles of Academic training and he so dominated the Salons of the Third Republic that the official Salon became known as Le Salon Bouguereau.
In addition to the accolades of the art world, Bouguereau received many prestigious commissions to decorate public buildings including the Grand Thétre, Bordeaux and the chapels of Sainte Clothilde, Saint Vincent de Paul and Saint Augustin, Paris. He also painted decorations for private mansions of the property entrepreneurs in Paris and La Rochelle. Bouguereau is considered the leading Academic painter of all time and his works are immensely popular around the world.
Canvas: 34 1/2" high x 22 1/4" wide
Frame: 43 1/2" high x 31 1/2" wide
SelectArtist's Exhibitions:
Salon, Paris (Jury Member)
Exhibition Universelle, Paris
Société des Artistes Français (President)
SelectArtist's Museums and Collections:
Louvre, Paris
Musée d'Orsay
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
National Gallery, London
Boston Museum of Fine Art
Palace of the Legion of Honour, San Francisco
New Orleans Museum of Art
References:
Dictionnaire des Peintres, Sculpteurs, Dessinateurs et Graveurs, 1976, E. Bénézit
The Random House Dictionary of Art and Artists, 1988, Random House
19th-Century Art, 1984, Robert Rosenblum & H.W. Janson
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