William-Adolphe Bouguereau Quote

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.


Attributed to Bouguereau in: Sotheby's (Firm). (1994) 19th Century European Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture. p. 123; Cited in: Adolphe William Bouguereau Quotes by Armand Cabrera, Oct. 4, 2010


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...

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...

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...

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...