Bouguereau

[ booguh-roh ]

noun
  1. A·dolphe Wil·liam [a-dawlfveel-yam], /aˈdɔlf vilˈyam/, 1825–1905, French painter.

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How to use Bouguereau in a sentence

  • He always asked me to find him a William-Adolphe Bouguereau painting of angels and saints.

  • It was a great, warm tinted nude by Bouguereau, a French artist who was startling his day with his daring portrayal of the nude.

    The "Genius" | Theodore Dreiser
  • And with less discrimination, and more from a sensual point of view the nudes of Cabanel, Bouguereau and Gerome.

    The "Genius" | Theodore Dreiser
  • "You may smoke," said the Bouguereau child who was grown into womanhood.

    The Princess Elopes | Harold MacGrath
  • Alicia rose and, crossing the room, carelessly inspected one of the pictures on the wall, a study of the nude by Bouguereau.

    The Third Degree | Charles Klein and Arthur Hornblow