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A study of the old master painter William Bouguereaus painting called Temptation. As a young man, Bouguereau put himself through art school In his spare time, late in the evening, He drew from memory. Bouguereau produced more than seven hundred finished pieces of art. He was willing to assist young artists who were struggling as he had to pursue his career in the face of financial hardship. Like many painters of the second half of the 19th century, Bouguereau made a careful study of form and technique and steeped himself in classical sculpture and painting. True to his serious and industrious nature, he worked deliberately and industriously: before beginning a painting he would master the history of his subject and complete numerous sketches. The tenderness with which he portrayed children and domestic scenes, his technical skill and passion for the classics, and his love of rich color are hallmarks of Bouguereau's exquisite paintings. 1880. I accept and respect all schools of painting which have as their basis the sincere study of nature, the search for the true and the beautiful. As for the mystics, the impressionists, the pointillists, etc., I don't see the way they see. That is my only reason for not liking them. Bouguereau
Study of William Bouguereau
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A study of the old master painter William Bouguereaus painting called Temptation. As a young man, Bouguereau put himself through art school In his spare time, late in the evening, He drew from memory. Bouguereau produced more than seven hundred finished pieces of art. He was willing to assist young artists who were struggling as he had to pursue his career in the face of financial hardship. Like many painters of the second half of the 19th century, Bouguereau made a careful study of form and technique and steeped himself in classical sculpture and painting. True to his serious and industrious nature, he worked deliberately and industriously: before beginning a painting he would master the history of his subject and complete numerous sketches. The tenderness with which he portrayed children and domestic scenes, his technical skill and passion for the classics, and his love of rich color are hallmarks of Bouguereau's exquisite paintings. 1880. I accept and respect all schools of painting which have as their basis the sincere study of nature, the search for the true and the beautiful. As for the mystics, the impressionists, the pointillists, etc., I don't see the way they see. That is my only reason for not liking them. Bouguereau
A study of the old master painter William Bouguereaus painting called Temptation. As a young man, Bouguereau put himself through art school In his spare time, late in the evening, He drew from memory. Bouguereau produced more than seven hundred finished pieces of art. He was willing to assist young artists who were struggling as he had to pursue his career in the face of financial hardship. Like many painters of the second half of the 19th century, Bouguereau made a careful study of form and technique and steeped himself in classical sculpture and painting. True to his serious and industrious nature, he worked deliberately and industriously: before beginning a painting he would master the history of his subject and complete numerous sketches. The tenderness with which he portrayed children and domestic scenes, his technical skill and passion for the classics, and his love of rich color are hallmarks of Bouguereau's exquisite paintings. 1880. I accept and respect all schools of painting which have as their basis the sincere study of nature, the search for the true and the beautiful. As for the mystics, the impressionists, the pointillists, etc., I don't see the way they see. That is my only reason for not liking them. Bouguereau
A study of the old master painter William Bouguereaus painting called Temptation. As a young man, Bouguereau put himself through art school In his spare time, late in the evening, He drew from memory. Bouguereau produced more than seven hundred finished pieces of art. He was willing to assist young artists who were struggling as he had to pursue his career in the face of financial hardship. Like many painters of the second half of the 19th century, Bouguereau made a careful study of form and technique and steeped himself in classical sculpture and painting. True to his serious and industrious nature, he worked deliberately and industriously: before beginning a painting he would master the history of his subject and complete numerous sketches. The tenderness with which he portrayed children and domestic scenes, his technical skill and passion for the classics, and his love of rich color are hallmarks of Bouguereau's exquisite paintings. 1880. I accept and respect all schools of painting which have as their basis the sincere study of nature, the search for the true and the beautiful. As for the mystics, the impressionists, the pointillists, etc., I don't see the way they see. That is my only reason for not liking them. Bouguereau