Bouguereau
Americannoun
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It was bought by 19th-century French academic painter William-Adolphe Bouguereau and passed down through his family, according to the auction house.
From Barron's
In art, the image of the enraged woman often represents an ugly, almost talismanic evil: In Adolphe-William Bouguereau’s 1862 painting “Orestes Pursued by the Furies,” the women sneer, brandishing weapons at Orestes.
From New York Times
When honing his craft at Santa Monica College and the ArtCenter, he developed a deeper appreciation for the grandeur of artists like William-Adolphe Bouguereau and John Singer Sargent.
From Los Angeles Times
This series of words: “Two extremely detailed handsome rugged stubble black men muscles male married gay hunters,” in the romantic style of William-Adolphe Bouguereau.
From Slate
The most commercially successful painters of the day — including Jean-Leon Gerome and Adolphe Bouguereau — exploited photography to enhance the accuracy of their fastidiously detailed paintings.
From Washington Post
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