William-Adolphe Bouguereau Quotes

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For me a work of art must be an elevated interpretation of nature. The search for the ideal has been the purpose of my life. In landscape or seascape, I love above all the poetic motif.

William-Adolphe Bouguereau

One has to seek Beauty and Truth, Sir! As I always say to my pupils, you have to work to the finish. There's only one kind of painting. It is the painting that presents the eye with perfection, the kind of beautiful and impeccable enamel you find in Veronese and Titian.

William-Adolphe Bouguereau

William-Adolphe Bouguereau

William-Adolphe Bouguereau

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Born: November 30, 1825

Died: August 19, 1905 (aged 79)

Bio: William-Adolphe Bouguereau was a French academic painter and traditionalist. In his realistic genre paintings he used mythological themes, making modern interpretations of classical subjects, with an emphasis on the female human body.

Known for:

The Shepherdess (1889)
The Birth of Venus (1879)
Dante and Virgil (1850)
The Elder Sister (1869)
The Young Shepherdess (1885)

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