About Adolphe William Bouguereau
French · 1825–1905 · academic art, Pont-Aven School
the most commercially successful painter of his era, despised by the Impressionists, then forgotten for a century before reappraisal
Adolphe William Bouguereau's works are held in 40 museums worldwide, including Musée d'Orsay, Pérez Simón Collection, and National Museum of Western Art.
🇦🇷 Argentina
1 museum
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2 works
National Museum of Fine Arts, Argentina
Argentine Pavilion, Argentina
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🇧🇪 Belgium
1 museum
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2 works
Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp
District of Antwerp, Belgium
Tue–Fri 10:00–17:00, Sat–Sun 10:00–18:00; closed Mon€22 adults, €2 under-26Antwerpen-Berchem (rail) / Museum (tram) (Tram 4, 8)Confirm on museum website before visiting.
🇨🇦 Canada
1 museum
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2 works
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
Montreal, Canada
🇨🇺 Cuba
1 museum
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2 works
National Museum of Fine Arts of Cuba
Havana, Cuba
🇫🇷 France
4 museums
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13 works
Musée d'Orsay
Paris, France
Tue–Sun 09:30–18:00 (Thu until 21:45); closed Mon€16 adultsSolférino (12 (Métro); RER C)Confirm on museum website before visiting. -
2 works
Musée des Beaux-Arts de Bordeaux
Bordeaux, France
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2 works
Musée des Beaux-Arts de La Rochelle
episcopal palace of La Rochelle, France
🇮🇹 Italy
1 museum
- 5 works
French Academy in Rome
Villa Medici, Italy
🇯🇵 Japan
1 museum
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6 works
National Museum of Western Art
Ueno-kōen, Japan
🇲🇽 Mexico
1 museum
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7 works
Pérez Simón Collection
Mexico City, Mexico
🇳🇱 Netherlands
1 museum
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2 works
Amsterdam Museum
Waag, Amsterdam, Netherlands
🇵🇱 Poland
1 museum
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2 works
Museum of John Paul II Collection
Śródmieście, Poland
🇹🇼 Taiwan
1 museum
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5 works
Chimei Museum
Rende District, Taiwan
🇺🇸 United States
26 museums
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5 works
Cleveland Museum of Art
Wade Park, United States
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4 works
Dahesh Museum of Art
Manhattan, United States
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3 works
Joslyn Art Museum
Omaha, United States
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3 works
Appleton Museum of Art
Florida, United States
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3 works
Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens
Jacksonville, United States
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Baltimore Museum of Art
Charles Village, United States
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3 works
Frye Art Museum
Washington, United States
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3 works
New York Historical
New York City, United States
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3 works
Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York City, United States
Sun–Tue, Thu 10:00–17:00; Fri–Sat 10:00–21:00; closed WedAdults $30, students $17 (pay-what-you-wish for NY residents)86 St (4, 5, 6)Confirm on museum website before visiting. - 2 works
St. Johnsbury Athenaeum
St. Johnsbury, United States
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2 works
Minneapolis Institute of Art
Minneapolis, United States
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2 works
Clark Art Institute
Massachusetts, United States
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2 works
San Antonio Museum of Art
Old Lone Star Brewery, United States
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2 works
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art building, United States
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2 works
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
Richmond, United States
- 2 works
Carnegie Museum of Art
Pittsburgh, United States
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2 works
Detroit Institute of Arts
Midtown Detroit, United States
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2 works
Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago, United States
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2 works
Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art
Hartford, United States
- 2 works
Philbrook Museum of Art
Tulsa, United States
- 2 works
Lyndhurst
Tarrytown, United States
- 2 works
Museo de Arte de Ponce
Ponce, United States
- 2 works
Portland Art Museum
Portland, United States
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2 works
Cincinnati Art Museum
Eden Park, United States
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2 works
Berkshire Museum
Pittsfield, United States
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2 works
Memorial Art Gallery
Rochester, United States
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William Adolphe Bouguereau studied with the neoclassicist painter François-Édouard Picot after arriving in Paris at age 20. He won the Prix de Rome in 1850, which allowed him to experience masterworks of the Italian Renaissance and classical antiquity.