William Adolphe Bouguereau
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Posted by Suzanne Hill Oct 20, 2008 |
I have now heard it mentioned way too often about the great artist Wiliam-Adolphe Bouguereau that: “His paintings were viewed by many as being overly sentimental.”
However, this is not true! In
his time, Bouguereau was considered an incredibly successful and celebrated painter, producing 826 paintings. His subject matter portrays children and realistic domestic scenes, as well as scenes from the classics and mythology, rendered with tenderness and yes, certainly, sentimentality.He was an academic artist highly regarded for his use of rich colors and his unsurpassed
technical skill.Perhaps since the onslaught of modern art he slipped out of favor and in fact was ignored in art history classes, but happily today he is regaining his status and renown.