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Luis Miguel 1162 61587 Lima	RE: GENIUS RECLAIMED: WILLIAM-ADOLPHE BOUGUEREAU 11/22/2014 2:08:20 AM
	Among Bouguereau's works completed in the 1880s - most certainly a prodigious decade in terms of quality and versatility - stands out the below gem of a painting. I definitely lack the words to praise it. William Bouguereau - L'Ete ('Summer') (oil on canvas, c.1880)
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Luis Miguel 1162 61587 Lima	RE: GENIUS RECLAIMED: WILLIAM-ADOLPHE BOUGUEREAU 11/27/2014 3:45:06 PM
	Also in that prodigious decade of 1880s - yet closing it in great style - Bouguereau gave the world the two exquisite masterworks that can be seen below. William Bouguereau - Chansons de printemps (oil on canvas, 1889) William Bouguereau - Whisperings of Love (oil on canvas, 1889)
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Luis Miguel 1162 61587 Lima	RE: GENIUS RECLAIMED: WILLIAM-ADOLPHE BOUGUEREAU 11/27/2014 4:15:38 PM
	Ten years later, in 1889, Bouguereau would paint his most celebrated Madonna of Lillies (or La Vierge aux lys in French) which, in a way, is another version of his Virgin and Child of 1888 (you can see this latter in page 20 of this thread). Here I am posting both paintings for comparison. William Bouguereau - La Vierge aux lys (oil on canvas, 1899) William Bouguereau - Madone Assise ('The Seated Madonna') (oil on canvas, 1888)
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Joyce 808 1967 New Or...	RE: GENIUS RECLAIMED: WILLIAM-ADOLPHE BOUGUEREAU 11/27/2014 5:36:05 PM
	They are very beautiful. It looks like they would have been identical except the baby wouldn't keep the same pose. I wonder if the person who ordered the work wanted a replica after seeing the first one.
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Luis Miguel 1162 61587 Lima	RE: GENIUS RECLAIMED: WILLIAM-ADOLPHE BOUGUEREAU 11/28/2014 3:19:38 AM
	I had not thought about such possibility but yes, it is not an unlikely one. On the other hand, Bouguereau may have simply decided to make a variation of his Madonna and Child introducing soomething in it (in this case, lillies) all of which, to my knowledge, he seems to have made in similar cases. I have just learned that while the owner of this Madonna is an important art gallery in Adelaida, Australia, his Virgin of the Lillies belongs in a private collection, which seems to favor your suggestion.
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