Bouguereau
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Product NameBouguereau
ManufacturerPomegranate
Retail Price $30.00
UPC978087654582
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TitleBouguereau
ISBN0876545827
Author(s)Fronia E. Wissman
Release DateApril, 1996, 1996-04-01
FormatPaperback
Num of Pages125
Num. of Items1
EAN9780876545829
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5 Star Rating  "The master"2010-03-07
- Reviewed By F. BARDOL from USA
William Adolphe Bouguereau was what the French called :Pompier genre. That which has to do with Pomp and circumstance , I suppose. Fanatics of Bouguereau will want to find the catalogue raisonne of the exhibit in Canada, now over two decades ago.Understanding Bouguerau 's Art , is seminal to understanding Academic study from 1793 t0 1867, roughly , at the famous Beaux Arts School in Paris. Bouguereau was one of the people who painted indefatiguably nature and human beings , in a mythology setting.
Napoleon Bonaparte conquered the Mediterranean Basin , in the 1790's and therefore opened the door wide to European Archeologists in mediterranean Europe , the Middle east , and North Africa .When he occupied Egypt , the Rosetta stone was found , unlocking the key to the deciphering og Hyerogliphs. All these discoveries of the Antique world enflamed the imagination of European painters , and gave birth to over 100 years of academic style oil masterpieces .
Bouguereau was the Standard bearer of the Academic genre , along with his friends , Gervex, and Jean Leon Gerome.
Armed with years of Black and White drawing and painting , and a year of color studies, one could , at the outset , start depicting reality in their own Style, recreating a universe of their own , almost seemingly effortlessly, at will.
The last touch on their work, for average painters, was the start for Bouguereau. He did not use a blending brush , or fan, and one can see , by examining an original , that a 3/16 " wide brush is used to create a mosaic of unending planes , and tonal values , almost seamlessly.
While nothing can replace contemplating originals of these sumptuous and large sized paintings, now slightly cracked by the test of time , it is with great gratitude and emotion that we thank the author for sharing with the world a gaze at these masterpieces.
 
4 Star Rating  "Great master or king of kitsch?"2009-09-26
- Reviewed By Functional atheist, philosophical agnostic, mental seeker from Stockholm, Sweden
Most people have heard of Da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raphael, Rubens and El Greco. And, of course, a smattering of modern painters. But who on earth was Adolphe William Bouguereau?

Don't worry. I never heard of him either, until I encountered a curious group on the web known as the "Art Renewal Center" (ARC). This group, apparently a kind of artistic version of Dick Cheney's Neo-Cons, opposes modern art, from the Impressionists onwards, claiming it's a gigantic conspiracy (yet, they sell Impressionist artwork). Instead, the ARC wants to promote classical Western art. But are they? Well, not really, since according to this group, the best and greatest painter who ever lived wasn't somebody from the Renaissance or the Baroque, but...Adolphe William Bouguereau!

But why? His paintings are banal, lifeless and, quite frankly, kitsch. Presumably, the unsophisticated Yankees, not having the benefits of a classical European education, can't tell the difference between real classical art and kitschie imitations made for the commercial (US of A) market. Why are we not surprised? The ARC, after all, has a very populist view of art. Their main objection to modern art is that it's incomprehensible (they have a point). But Baroque art is also incomprehensible, unless you are privy to some deep knowledge about the complex symbolism of such artworks. Even the frivolous Rococo turns out to be more complicated once you start studying it. Bouguereau, on the other hand, is immediately comprehensible. His nudes, after all, are just nude. No deep symbolism here.

"Bouguereau" by Fronia Wissman is a relatively positive look at this French painter, born in 1825 and deceased in 1905. The book also contains lavish colour illustrations of his paintings. Personally, I find the book to be too positive and appreciative. After all, there is much to criticize in Bouguereau's art. It's heavily erotic, but usually only women are eroticized. In some paintings, Bouguereau also eroticizes children, often young girls. And while Bouguereau is said to have been an excellent drawer, most of his paintings give a lifeless, stylized impression ("idealized" according to Wissman). A few of them strike me as beautiful in a superficial kind of way, but most are just stale.

Fronia Wissman attempts to defend Bouguereau with the argument that he was a product of his times. I disagree. There was nothing in particular (except market demand, perhaps) that forced Bouguereau to paint nude and eroticized children, and the Impressionists, Pre-Raphaelites and Symbolists were already experimenting with new forms of artistic expression (for good or for worse). Our Frenchman choose consciously to paint the way he did. Besides, since when is it a positive to be simply a child of your own time?

Incidentally, the book has no known connection to the ARC. I just took this opportunity to annoy them a little bit...
 
5 Star Rating  "good images"2009-05-15
- Reviewed By brettdawg from Las Cruces, NM
This artist gets a bad rap in art historical terms but man he could paint flesh!
 
5 Star Rating  "Bouguereau Lover's Dream book"2009-02-15
- Reviewed By Suzi, artist from Rochester NY
Any artist who is inspired by Bouguereau's beautiful figurative paintings will get lost in this book of his works. The photography is wonderful. It is a book you can pick up time and time again and get inspired every time.
 
3 Star Rating  "Bouguereau, A good first approach"2008-10-24
- Reviewed By Daniel Martínez from Buenos Aires - Argentina
If you want to have a first approach to Bouguereau: ça va!
If you want a deeper focus on this artist, look for a catalogue!
About 800 paintings is too much for only a book ...
 
5 Star Rating  "I LOVE this book!!!"2007-05-30
- Reviewed By pc
I bought this book in the Louvre Museum in Paris, where we were able to see some of the originals. They're compelling and just draw you in! This book allowed me to bring the paintings home, and study them. It's easy to read, and goes into detail explaining not only about Bouguereau, but also explains a lot of the detail and symbolism that he used in his paintings. So now I can enjoy them on a whole new level. I'm not a big art buff, but I know I'm drawn to his paintings, this was just a perfect book to cut my teeth on, and help to develop a better understanding of some very famous paintings. Buy the book. You won't regret it!
 
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