Seated Nude William-Adolphe Bouguereau Date: 1884 Style: Neoclassicism Genre: nude painting (nu) Media: oil, canvas Dimensions: 116.5 x 89 cm Location: Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, MA, US
Trained in the academic tradition, Bouguereau viewed the female nude as an ideal subject to display his skill. He rendered this model’s complex pose flawlessly, subtly manipulating light and shade to create a convincing illusion of three-dimensional form. The figure’s skin appears especially soft and smooth in contrast to the raw earth, jagged rock, and glassy water around her. Such craftsmanship attracted Sterling Clark, who continually praised the artist’s technique in his diaries.
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