William-Adolphe Bouguereau was the dominant figure of French academic painting — technically unchallenged and immensely popular. Dismissed by modernists for generations, his mythological works are now recognised for extraordinary technical mastery.

Works in the Collection

Pieta” – William BouguereauVirgin and Child” – William BouguereauPremières caresse” – William BouguereauThe First Mourning” – William BouguereauLove And Psyché” – William BouguereauOra Pro Nobis” – William BouguereauAlma Parens” – William BouguereauSainte Famille” (The Holy Family) – William BouguereauThe Flagellation of Our Lord Jesus Christ” – William BouguereauEntre la richesse et l’amour” – William BouguereauA Young Girl Defending Herself against Eros” (about 1880) – William BouguereauAfter the Bath” – William Bouguereau

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