
Adolphe-William Bouguereau Painting Reproductions Gallery 5 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

Innocence 1893
Oil Painting
$1807
$1807
Canvas Print
$50.43
$50.43
SKU: BWA-268
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: 100 x 52.5 cm
Private Collection
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: 100 x 52.5 cm
Private Collection

Young Worker 1869
Oil Painting
$1711
$1711
Canvas Print
$70.27
$70.27
SKU: BWA-269
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: 129 x 96.5 cm
Private Collection
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: 129 x 96.5 cm
Private Collection

The Assault 1898
Oil Painting
$4451
$4451
Canvas Print
$51.56
$51.56
SKU: BWA-270
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: 153 x 104 cm
Private Collection
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: 153 x 104 cm
Private Collection

The Lost Pleiad 1884
Oil Painting
$1807
$1807
Canvas Print
$60.09
$60.09
SKU: BWA-271
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: 195.5 x 95 cm
Private Collection
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: 195.5 x 95 cm
Private Collection

The Harvester 1868
Oil Painting
$1697
$1697
Canvas Print
$72.90
$72.90
SKU: BWA-272
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: 106.5 x 85 cm
Private Collection
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: 106.5 x 85 cm
Private Collection

Revery 1894
Oil Painting
$1730
$1730
Canvas Print
$50.43
$50.43
SKU: BWA-273
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: 112 x 71 cm
Private Collection
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: 112 x 71 cm
Private Collection

Spring Breeze 1895
Oil Painting
$1697
$1697
Canvas Print
$83.95
$83.95
SKU: BWA-274
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: 98.5 x 65.5 cm
Private Collection
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: 98.5 x 65.5 cm
Private Collection

Love Takes Flight 1901
Oil Painting
$1870
$1870
Canvas Print
$50.43
$50.43
SKU: BWA-275
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: 170 x 112 cm
Frye Art Museum, Seattle, USA
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: 170 x 112 cm
Frye Art Museum, Seattle, USA

Young Mother Gazing at Her Child 1871
Oil Painting
$1890
$1890
Canvas Print
$54.88
$54.88
SKU: BWA-276
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: 142.2 x 102.9 cm
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: 142.2 x 102.9 cm
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA

Bacchante 1899
Oil Painting
$1634
$1634
Canvas Print
$50.43
$50.43
SKU: BWA-277
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: 100 x 70.5 cm
Private Collection
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: 100 x 70.5 cm
Private Collection

Daisies 1894
Oil Painting
$1654
$1654
Canvas Print
$76.78
$76.78
SKU: BWA-278
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: 91.5 x 56 cm
Private Collection
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: 91.5 x 56 cm
Private Collection

Portrait of Gabrielle Drienza 1890
Oil Painting
$1321
$1321
Canvas Print
$50.43
$50.43
SKU: BWA-279
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: 45.5 x 38 cm
Collection of Fred and Sherry Ross, New Jersey, USA
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: 45.5 x 38 cm
Collection of Fred and Sherry Ross, New Jersey, USA

Reflection 1897
Oil Painting
$1676
$1676
SKU: BWA-280
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: unknown
Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art, Shawnee, USA
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: unknown
Mabee-Gerrer Museum of Art, Shawnee, USA

After the Bath 1875
Oil Painting
$1752
$1752
Canvas Print
$62.43
$62.43
SKU: BWA-281
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: 181 x 90.5 cm
Museo-Teatro Salvador Dali , Figueiras, Spain
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: 181 x 90.5 cm
Museo-Teatro Salvador Dali , Figueiras, Spain

Bather 1870
Oil Painting
$1730
$1730
Canvas Print
$50.43
$50.43
SKU: BWA-282
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: 190.5 x 95 cm
Gala-Salvador Dali Foundation Museums, Costa Brava, Spain
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: 190.5 x 95 cm
Gala-Salvador Dali Foundation Museums, Costa Brava, Spain

Modesty 1902
Oil Painting
$1697
$1697
Canvas Print
$50.43
$50.43
SKU: BWA-283
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: 160.5 x 72.5 cm
Private Collection
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: 160.5 x 72.5 cm
Private Collection

Lady Maxwell 1890
Oil Painting
$1770
$1770
SKU: BWA-284
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection

After the Bath 1894
Oil Painting
$1752
$1752
SKU: BWA-285
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection

L'Amour A L'Epine 1894
Oil Painting
$1697
$1697
SKU: BWA-286
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection

The Joys of Motherhood (Girl Tickling a Child) 1878
Oil Painting
$1789
$1789
SKU: BWA-287
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection

Wet Cupid 1891
Oil Painting
$1730
$1730
Canvas Print
$50.43
$50.43
SKU: BWA-288
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: 155.5 x 84.5 cm
Private Collection
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: 155.5 x 84.5 cm
Private Collection

At the Edge of the Brook 1879
Oil Painting
$1770
$1770
SKU: BWA-289
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection

Maternal Admiration 1869
Oil Painting
$1654
$1654
Canvas Print
$50.43
$50.43
SKU: BWA-290
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: 116 x 89 cm
Private Collection
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: 116 x 89 cm
Private Collection

Returned from the Market 1869
Oil Painting
$1367
$1367
Canvas Print
$78.59
$78.59
SKU: BWA-291
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: 61 x 51 cm
Collection of Fred and Sherry Ross, New Jersey, USA
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: 61 x 51 cm
Collection of Fred and Sherry Ross, New Jersey, USA