William Bouguereau

academic-art

Bouguereau Paintings 1825 - 1905 France, Academic Classicism

Le Lever [Up You Go], 1871

Oil on canvas, 57 1/4 x 41 5/8 inches (145.5 x 106 cm)

Metropolitan Museum of Art, Manhattan

Figurative Art

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OIL PAINTING: Le Lever [Up You Go], 1871
Bouguereau's sophisticated style was most appreciated in his own time, and he received numerous awards and accolades. Contemporary connoisseurs also admired Bouguereau's charming subjects - from images of comely peasant girls, mothers , to depictions of coquettish nymphs, Bouguereau produced paintings that appealed to the mood of mainstream Nineteenth century audiences.