
Adolphe-William Bouguereau Painting Reproductions Gallery 4 of 10
1825-1905
French Academic Classicism Painter
William-Adolphe Bouguereau (November 30, 1825 - August 19, 1905) was a French academic painter.
Bouguereau was born in La Rochelle.
A student at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris, he won the Prix de Rome in 1850 and his realistic genre paintings and mythological themes were exhibited at the annual exhibitions of the Paris Salon for his entire working life. Although he fell into disregard in the early 20th century, due perhaps to his staunch opposition to the Impressionists, there is a new appreciation for his work. In his lifetime, Bouguereau painted eight hundred and twenty-six paintings.
In his own time, Bouguereau was considered to be one of the greatest painters in the world. In 1900, his contemporaries Degas and Monet reportedly named him as most likely to be remembered as the greatest 19th century French painter by the year 2000, although with Degas' famous trenchant wit, and the aesthetic tendencies of the two Impressionists, it is possible the statement was meant as an ironic comment on the taste of the future public. Bouguereau's works were eagerly bought, at high prices, especially by American millionaires. After about 1920, Bouguereau fell into disrepute. Some assert this may have been consciously engineered by the new "art expert establishment", who resented his former opposition to new developments in painting, but it is likely that more profound societal factors were instrumental to this enormous shift in taste and sensibility. For decades, his name was not even mentioned in encyclopedias. Today, over one hundred museums throughout the world exhibit his works.
At a rather advanced age, Bouguereau was married for the second time, to fellow artist Elizabeth Jane Gardner Bouguereau, one of his pupils. He also used his influence to open many French art institutions to women for the first time, including the Academie francaise.
He died in La Rochelle.
Bouguereau was born in La Rochelle.
A student at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris, he won the Prix de Rome in 1850 and his realistic genre paintings and mythological themes were exhibited at the annual exhibitions of the Paris Salon for his entire working life. Although he fell into disregard in the early 20th century, due perhaps to his staunch opposition to the Impressionists, there is a new appreciation for his work. In his lifetime, Bouguereau painted eight hundred and twenty-six paintings.
In his own time, Bouguereau was considered to be one of the greatest painters in the world. In 1900, his contemporaries Degas and Monet reportedly named him as most likely to be remembered as the greatest 19th century French painter by the year 2000, although with Degas' famous trenchant wit, and the aesthetic tendencies of the two Impressionists, it is possible the statement was meant as an ironic comment on the taste of the future public. Bouguereau's works were eagerly bought, at high prices, especially by American millionaires. After about 1920, Bouguereau fell into disrepute. Some assert this may have been consciously engineered by the new "art expert establishment", who resented his former opposition to new developments in painting, but it is likely that more profound societal factors were instrumental to this enormous shift in taste and sensibility. For decades, his name was not even mentioned in encyclopedias. Today, over one hundred museums throughout the world exhibit his works.
At a rather advanced age, Bouguereau was married for the second time, to fellow artist Elizabeth Jane Gardner Bouguereau, one of his pupils. He also used his influence to open many French art institutions to women for the first time, including the Academie francaise.
He died in La Rochelle.
229 Bouguereau Paintings

Les Noisettes (The Nut Gatherers) 1882
Oil Painting
$1831
$1831
Canvas Print
$50.37
$50.37
SKU: BWA-244
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: 87.6 x 134 cm
Detroit Institute of Arts, Michigan, USA
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: 87.6 x 134 cm
Detroit Institute of Arts, Michigan, USA

The Little Knitter 1879
Oil Painting
$1582
$1582
Canvas Print
$55.41
$55.41
SKU: BWA-245
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: 100.5 x 60.5 cm
Private Collection
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: 100.5 x 60.5 cm
Private Collection

The Storm 1874
Oil Painting
$1852
$1852
Canvas Print
$68.58
$68.58
SKU: BWA-246
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection

The Wave 1896
Oil Painting
$1735
$1735
Canvas Print
$95.23
$95.23
SKU: BWA-247
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: 121 x 160.5 cm
Private Collection
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: 121 x 160.5 cm
Private Collection

At the Fountain 1897
Oil Painting
$1790
$1790
Canvas Print
$56.48
$56.48
SKU: BWA-248
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: 153 x 94 cm
Private Collection
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: 153 x 94 cm
Private Collection

The Madonna of the Roses 1903
Oil Painting
$1694
$1694
Canvas Print
$49.95
$49.95
SKU: BWA-249
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: 130 x 90.5 cm
The Gould Mansion Tarrytown, New York, USA
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: 130 x 90.5 cm
The Gould Mansion Tarrytown, New York, USA

Alma Parens 1883
Oil Painting
$3718
$3718
Canvas Print
$75.16
$75.16
SKU: BWA-250
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: 230 x 140 cm
Private Collection
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: 230 x 140 cm
Private Collection

The Grape Picker 1875
Oil Painting
$1562
$1562
Canvas Print
$49.95
$49.95
SKU: BWA-251
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: 140 x 63 cm
New Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen, Denmark
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: 140 x 63 cm
New Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen, Denmark

Sisters on the Shore (Sur la Greve) 1896
Oil Painting
$1714
$1714
Canvas Print
$59.99
$59.99
SKU: BWA-252
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: 142.2 x 91.4 cm
Detroit Institute of Arts, Michigan, USA
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: 142.2 x 91.4 cm
Detroit Institute of Arts, Michigan, USA

The Virgin with Angels 1900
Oil Painting
$6927
$6927
Canvas Print
$49.95
$49.95
SKU: BWA-253
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: 285 x 185 cm
Petit Palais Musee des Beaux Arts, Paris, France
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: 285 x 185 cm
Petit Palais Musee des Beaux Arts, Paris, France

The Wasp's Nest 1892
Oil Painting
$4288
$4288
Canvas Print
$88.13
$88.13
SKU: BWA-254
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: 213 x 152.5 cm
Private Collection
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: 213 x 152.5 cm
Private Collection

Breton Brother and Sister 1871
Oil Painting
$1816
$1816
Canvas Print
$85.82
$85.82
SKU: BWA-255
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: 129.2 x 89.2 cm
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: 129.2 x 89.2 cm
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA

The Haymaker 1869
Oil Painting
$1501
$1501
Canvas Print
$61.80
$61.80
SKU: BWA-256
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: 101.5 x 81 cm
Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, USA
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: 101.5 x 81 cm
Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, USA

Dante and Virgil in Hell 1850
Oil Painting
$2006
$2006
Canvas Print
$52.32
$52.32
SKU: BWA-257
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: 281 x 225 cm
Private Collection
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: 281 x 225 cm
Private Collection

Two Sisters 1901
Oil Painting
$1816
$1816
Canvas Print
$49.95
$49.95
SKU: BWA-258
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: 110.5 x 78.5 cm
Lawrence University, Appleton, USA
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: 110.5 x 78.5 cm
Lawrence University, Appleton, USA

The Youth of Bacchus 1884
Oil Painting
$12178
$12178
Canvas Print
$49.95
$49.95
SKU: BWA-259
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: 331 x 610 cm
Private Collection
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: 331 x 610 cm
Private Collection

Thirst 1886
Oil Painting
$1681
$1681
Canvas Print
$69.76
$69.76
SKU: BWA-260
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: 132 x 102 cm
Private Collection
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: 132 x 102 cm
Private Collection

The Prisoner 1891
Oil Painting
$1618
$1618
Canvas Print
$49.95
$49.95
SKU: BWA-261
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: 131 x 77.5 cm
Toledo Museum of Art, Ohio, USA
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: 131 x 77.5 cm
Toledo Museum of Art, Ohio, USA

L'aurore (Dawn) 1881
Oil Painting
$1891
$1891
Canvas Print
$49.95
$49.95
SKU: BWA-262
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: 215 x 107 cm
Birmingham Museum of Art, Alabama, USA
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: 215 x 107 cm
Birmingham Museum of Art, Alabama, USA

The Virgin of the Lilies 1899
Oil Painting
$1831
$1831
Canvas Print
$49.95
$49.95
SKU: BWA-263
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection

In Penitence 1895
Oil Painting
$1601
$1601
Canvas Print
$49.95
$49.95
SKU: BWA-264
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: 131 x 77.5 cm
Private Collection
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: 131 x 77.5 cm
Private Collection

Laurel Branch 1900
Oil Painting
$1660
$1660
Canvas Print
$49.95
$49.95
SKU: BWA-265
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: 115.5 x 70 cm
Private Collection
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: 115.5 x 70 cm
Private Collection

Little Thief 1900
Oil Painting
$1638
$1638
Canvas Print
$51.90
$51.90
SKU: BWA-266
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: 124.4 x 70.1 cm
Private Collection
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: 124.4 x 70.1 cm
Private Collection

The Jewel of the Fields 1884
Oil Painting
$1735
$1735
SKU: BWA-267
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: unknown
Musee des Beaux-Arts de Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: unknown
Musee des Beaux-Arts de Montreal, Quebec, Canada