William Bouguereau was an eminent French academic painter. He was a born traditionalist whose paintings were modern style interpretations of classical art subjects with a strong emphasis on the human body, especially the female body. He was known for photo-realistic paintings and he demonstrated his ability to draw during his childhood days. Bouguereau techniques and style are often a great inspiration for art lovers. His famous paintings include:
- Bouguereau Birth of Venus
- Nymphs and satyr
Bouguereau Paintings
Early Paintings(the 1950s)
Bouguereau blended subject matter and artistic poses with realism specially to create a touch of romantic realism in his paintings. He shifted his focus from the genre and historic scenes to unique mythological subjects during the late 1970s. He was awarded numerous state commissions during his artistic career and he taught at the cole des Beaux-Arts and Academie Julian arts.
most of these paintings take a place in my favourites… thank you
Lovely Paintings 🙂
He is one of my favorite artists. He is a gifted artist!! Glad that you liked his works. 🙂
Unlike many other artists before 1900 Bouguereau `Come to judge his technical ability, rather than the theme of painting.
He is a truly great artist, everyone here would like to paint as good as him, but not everyone (like me) want to stick his subjects, of course, this is his lowest point with each person’s brain can be seen.
Now, no one on this planet can draw half as good as he did so, he must ‘has done the right thing!