More on Bouguereau

Brian Shapiro recently pointed out that the Bouguereau I posted last week was incomplete (the feet were cut off) and he was right! Here's what the whole thing looks like. It has a nicer color than the one I found as well. Thanks Brian!


The Bather, William Bouguereau, 1879

Along the way I also found the following pair of Bouguereau studies on the same site...


Etude de tete de Femme Blonde de, face , William Bouguereau, c. 1898


Etude de tete de Femme Blonde de, profil , William Bouguereau, c. 1898

William Bouguereau

Speaking of paintings I had not seen before, I found this William Bouguereau (1825-1905) painting that I had not seen before in Christie's catalog. It's apparently already in the upcoming catalogue raisonne, though not the ARC site, but I certianly had not encountered it before.


The Bather, William Bouguereau, 1879

A New Alma-Tadema Painting

I was reading through some books this weekend and I spotted a painting by Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema (1836-1912), apparently long hidden in the private colelction of Henry W. Oliver. It's not in my own Alma-Tadema page nor (based on a quick look) on the ARC site either. Here it is...


Hero, Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, 1898

Emile Friant Paintings

Emile Friant (1863-1932) is an artist who spent little time promoting his work in the United States and perhaps this explains why I had not heard of him until recently. His paintings generally depict everyday scenes from the lives of poor french folks, much like Bouguereau, though mostly with a looser style. Some of these remind me a little of Edmund Tarbell, John Singer Sargent, and Frank Benson. Have a look for yourself...


Chagrin d'Enfant, Emile Friant, 1897

Tendresse Maternelle, Emile Friant, 1906

Discussion Politique, Emile Friant, 1889