Art, literature & historyWilliam-Adolphe Bouguereau
1825–1905
Selected artwork
The Cherry Picker
1871
Walters Art Museum
Other names (16)
Adolphe Bouguereau, Adolphe William Bouguereau, Bougereau, Bougeureau, Bougueareau, Bouguereau, bouguereau w., w.a. bouguereau, W. Bouguereau, W. Bourguereau, W Bourgureau, William Adolphe Bouguereau, William Bouguerau, William Bouguereau, w.m bouguereau, wm bouguereau
Biography
William-Adolphe Bouguereau (French pronunciation: [wiljam adɔlf buɡ(ə)ʁo]; 30 November 1825 – 19 August 1905) was a French academic painter. In his realistic genre paintings, he used mythological themes, making modern interpretations of classical subjects, with an emphasis on the female human body. During his life, he enjoyed significant popularity in France and the United States, was given numerous official honors, and received top prices for his work.
As the quintessential salon painter of his generation, he was reviled by the Impressionist avant-garde. By the early twentieth century, Bouguereau and his art fell out of favor with the public, due in part to changing tastes. In the 1980s, a revival of interest in figure painting led to a rediscovery of Bouguereau and his work. He finished 822 known paintings, but the whereabouts of many are unknown.
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- François-Édouard Picoteditorial inference
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- Cecilia Beauxeditorial inference
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- Anna Bilińskaeditorial inference
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- Désiré-Lucaseditorial inference
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- William Laparraeditorial inference
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- Basil Gottoeditorial inference
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- Nasreddine Dineteditorial inference
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- François-Alfred Delobbeeditorial inference
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- Leon Jean Basile Perraulteditorial inference
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- János Vaszaryeditorial inference
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- Jean Leon Gerome Ferriseditorial inference
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- Paul Émile Chabaseditorial inference
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- Pierre Auguste Coteditorial inference
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- Maria Dulębiankaeditorial inference
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- John St Helier Landereditorial inference
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- Henri Matissedocumented
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Matisse trained with Bouguereau at the Académie Julian. The cited museum text was read and supports this relationship. Teaching is recorded separately and does not itself establish artistic influence.
- Peder Mønstededitorial inference
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- Constantin Artachinoeditorial inference
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- Frederick Browneditorial inference
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- Eero Järnefelteditorial inference
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- Axel Jungstedteditorial inference
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- Guillaume Seignaceditorial inference
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- Carl Dørnbergereditorial inference
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- Clémentine Hélène Dufaueditorial inference
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- Gheorghe Petrascueditorial inference
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- James Prydeeditorial inference
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The biography identifies William-Adolphe Bouguereau as a teacher of James Pryde. Whistler's influence concerns Pryde's pastel style. Explicit secondary-source assertion; independent historical verification remains pending. Teaching does not by itself establish artistic influence.
Artworks by year
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Museums & collections
Documented holdings of works attributed to William-Adolphe Bouguereau. Check the museum’s record for current display information.
- The Cleveland Museum of Art5 recorded works
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art3 recorded works
- musée des beaux-arts — Bordeaux2 recorded works
- Art Institute of Chicago1 recorded work
- Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco1 recorded work
- J. Paul Getty Museum1 recorded work
- Mead Art Museum, Amherst, MA, US1 recorded work
- Minneapolis Institute of Art1 recorded work
- Montreal Museum of Fine Arts1 recorded work
- musée des beaux-arts — Béziers1 recorded work
- Musée des Beaux-Arts de la ville de Paris1 recorded work
- Walters Art Museum1 recorded work