
Adolphe-William Bouguereau Painting Reproductions Gallery 7 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

The Kiss 1863
Oil Painting
$1778
$1778
Canvas Print
$69.35
$69.35
SKU: BWA-316
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: 113.7 x 86.4 cm
Private Collection
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: 113.7 x 86.4 cm
Private Collection

Soup 1865
Oil Painting
$1484
$1484
SKU: BWA-317
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection

La Tricoteuse 1891
Oil Painting
$1665
$1665
SKU: BWA-4208
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection

Study of a Girl's Head 1840
Oil Painting
$1236
$1236
Canvas Print
$50.10
$50.10
SKU: BWA-5480
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: 45.7 x 38 cm
Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Canada
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: 45.7 x 38 cm
Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Canada

Napoleon III Visiting Flood Victims of Tarascon ... 1856
Oil Painting
$12427
$12427
Canvas Print
$61.55
$61.55
SKU: BWA-5481
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection

Tobias Receives his Father's Blessing 1860
Oil Painting
$2240
$2240
Canvas Print
$50.55
$50.55
SKU: BWA-5482
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: 153 x 119 cm
The State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: 153 x 119 cm
The State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia

The Elder Sister 1869
Oil Painting
$1836
$1836
Canvas Print
$68.59
$68.59
SKU: BWA-5483
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: 130.2 x 97.2 cm
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, USA
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: 130.2 x 97.2 cm
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, USA

Flora and Zephyr 1875
Oil Painting
$1897
$1897
Canvas Print
$75.92
$75.92
SKU: BWA-5484
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: unknown
Musee des Beaux Arts, Mulhouse, France
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: unknown
Musee des Beaux Arts, Mulhouse, France

Portrait of Monsieur M 1850
Oil Painting
$1567
$1567
Canvas Print
$64.23
$64.23
SKU: BWA-5485
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: 87 x 70.5 cm
Norton Simon Museum of Art, Pasadena, USA
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: 87 x 70.5 cm
Norton Simon Museum of Art, Pasadena, USA

La Tricoteuse (The Little Knitter) 1884
Oil Painting
$1719
$1719
Canvas Print
$50.10
$50.10
SKU: BWA-5486
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: 131 x 71 cm
Private Collection
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: 131 x 71 cm
Private Collection

The Book Hours 1867
Oil Painting
$1528
$1528
Canvas Print
$88.29
$88.29
SKU: BWA-5487
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: 66 x 53.3 cm
Private Collection
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: 66 x 53.3 cm
Private Collection

Self Portrait 1879
Oil Painting
$1358
$1358
Canvas Print
$50.10
$50.10
SKU: BWA-5488
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: 46.5 x 38.5 cm
Musee des Beaux-Arts de Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: 46.5 x 38.5 cm
Musee des Beaux-Arts de Montreal, Quebec, Canada

The Ford 1895
Oil Painting
$1858
$1858
Canvas Print
$57.02
$57.02
SKU: BWA-5489
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: 155 x 71 cm
Collection of Fred and Sherry Ross, New Jersey, USA
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: 155 x 71 cm
Collection of Fred and Sherry Ross, New Jersey, USA

Portrait of Miss Elizabeth Gardner 1879
Oil Painting
$1586
$1586
Canvas Print
$50.10
$50.10
SKU: BWA-5490
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: 46 x 38.5 cm
Collection of Fred and Sherry Ross, New Jersey, USA
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: 46 x 38.5 cm
Collection of Fred and Sherry Ross, New Jersey, USA

Portrait of Miss Brissac 1863
Oil Painting
$1699
$1699
Canvas Print
$100.69
$100.69
SKU: BWA-5491
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: 91 x 71 cm
Private Collection
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: 91 x 71 cm
Private Collection

Waiting 1902
Oil Painting
$1686
$1686
SKU: BWA-5492
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection

Young Shepherdess 1868
Oil Painting
$1741
$1741
Canvas Print
$68.29
$68.29
SKU: BWA-5493
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: 106 x 72 cm
Private Collection
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: 106 x 72 cm
Private Collection

Little Girl Holding Apples in Her Hands 1895
Oil Painting
$1606
$1606
SKU: BWA-5494
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection

Virgin and Lamb 1903
Oil Painting
$1643
$1643
SKU: BWA-5495
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: 114.3 x 114.3 cm
Private Collection
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: 114.3 x 114.3 cm
Private Collection

Irene 1897
Oil Painting
$1291
$1291
Canvas Print
$50.10
$50.10
SKU: BWA-5496
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: 46 x 38.1 cm
Private Collection
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: 46 x 38.1 cm
Private Collection

Portrait of a Young Girl 1896
Oil Painting
$1312
$1312
SKU: BWA-5497
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection

A Dream of Spring 1901
Oil Painting
$3379
$3379
Canvas Print
$65.07
$65.07
SKU: BWA-5498
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection

Little Brother 1900
Oil Painting
$1858
$1858
Canvas Print
$67.06
$67.06
SKU: BWA-5499
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: 100 x 73 cm
Private Collection
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: 100 x 73 cm
Private Collection

Day 1884
Oil Painting
$1821
$1821
SKU: BWA-5500
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Original Size: unknown
Private Collection