Bouguereau - Flute Player (1878) | Academic Realism Oil

Young barefoot boy in rustic clothing plays wooden flute against muted brown backdrop, soft diffused lighting illuminating his concentrated expression and delicate fingers

Bouguereau captures a pastoral Italian peasant boy absorbed in music, his weathered clothes contrasting with the tender refinement of his features. The subdued palette and seamless academic technique focus attention entirely on the child’s unselfconscious absorption in his simple instrument.

Artist	William Bouguereau
Year	1878
Category	Figurative
Medium	Oil on canvas
Licence	CC0 Public Domain
Resolution	3 044 × 3 840 px
Format	JPEG
File Size	~5.3 MB