William-Adolphe Bouguereau
(FRENCH, 1825-1905)
Les deux soeurs
signed and dated ‘W. BOUGUEREAU 1877’ (on the bench, lower left)
oil on canvas
53 x 31 in. (135.8 x 79.3 cm.)
Through and about pictures. (For the Seekers that can handle it)
Wonderful, wonderful details!
ReplyDeletethanks a lot for sharing, is so useful to see the brushwork, the density of the layer of paint, its opacity and transparency... thanks, really thank you!
I like your enthusiasm.
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Multilayer! Direct painting! love hi~I come from China I like classical paintings
ReplyDeleteWonderful details. The sublime colors make his paintings so realistic. Thanks for sharing this.
ReplyDeleteYou have really great close-ups! It tells a lot about Bouguereau's painting methods. Thanks a lot!
ReplyDeleteI'm currently in a discussion about Bouguereau's painting techniques on a forum and would like to use some of you photographs for explaining some of my ideas about it. Is it ok with you if I post some of your pictures there as an illustration?
Thanks in advance for your reply!
Yes, please do! Sorry for the reply delay.
DeleteNo problem. Thanks very much!
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