File:Little Beggar (1880), by William-Adolphe Bouguereau.jpg

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William-Adolphe Bouguereau - Little Beggar (1880) - Private collection

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William-Adolphe Bouguereau: Little Beggar  wikidata:Q127961106 reasonator:Q127961106
Artist
William-Adolphe Bouguereau  (1825–1905)  wikidata:Q483992 q:en:William-Adolphe Bouguereau
 
William-Adolphe Bouguereau
Alternative names
William Bouguereau
Adolphe-William Bouguereau
Description French painter
Date of birth/death 30 November 1825 Edit this at Wikidata 19 August 1905 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death La Rochelle La Rochelle
Work location
Paris; Rome Edit this at Wikidata
Authority file
artist QS:P170,Q483992
image of artwork listed in title parameter on this page
Title
French:
Petite Mendiante

Little Beggar
title QS:P1476,fr:"Petite Mendiante"
label QS:Lfr,"Petite Mendiante"
label QS:Len,"Little Beggar"
Object type painting
object_type QS:P31,Q3305213
Genre portrait Edit this at Wikidata
Description
Little Beggar (1880), by William-Adolphe Bouguereau
Date 1880
date QS:P571,+1880-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium oil on canvas
medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q12321255,P518,Q861259
Dimensions
  • canvas: height: 46 in (116.8 cm); width: 29 in (73.6 cm)
    dimensions QS:P2048,46U218593
    dimensions QS:P2049,29U218593
  • frame: height: 58.2 in (147.9 cm); width: 41.5 in (105.4 cm)
    dimensions QS:P2048,58.25U218593
    dimensions QS:P2049,41.5U218593
Private collection
institution QS:P195,Q768717
Inscriptions

Signature and date center left:

W. Bouguereau 1880
Notes
Item description from the M.S. Rau website
William Bouguereau's faithful images of young women as beggars, gypsies and shepherdesses are an eternal expression of the female. In this magnificent painting titled Petite Mendiante, translated as Little Beggar, he renders a young girl, utilizing the classically inspired techniques of the French Academy. In doing so, he elevates her beyond the harshness of life to reflect her inherent beauty, regardless of her social standing. The child gazes out with an expression of wisdom far beyond her years, in front of a vast and alluring landscape of natural beauty. Bouguereau was a product of Enlightenment thinking and often used his artistic gift to bring attention to the plight of the poor. His eye for realistic detail allowed him to communicate the equality of all humanity through his stunning compositions, as illustrated by this magnificent work.

Unpretentious and modest, Bouguereau became one of the most decorated artists of the 19th century. He received medals from the Salons and Universal Expositions, successive ranks in the prestigious Legion of Honor, and was the leading member of the Institute of France and President of the Society of Painters, Sculptors and Engravers. His art never deviated from the basic principles of Academic training. He so dominated the Salons of the Third Republic that the official Salon became known as Le Salon Bouguereau.

In addition to the accolades of the art world, Bouguereau received many commissions to decorate public buildings including the Grand Théâtre, Bordeaux and the chapels of Sainte Clothilde, Saint Vincent de Paul and Saint Augustin, Paris. He also painted decorations for private mansions of the Paris and La Rochelle property entrepreneurs.

Bouguereau's paintings are immensely popular in the United States evidenced by the fact that his works are a part of many public and private collections throughout the country, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and many more.

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The author died in 1905, so this work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 100 years or fewer.

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