Gabrielle Cot
William-Adolphe Bouguereau · 1890
Why it's great
A young girl with red hair looks out with soft, grave eyes, wearing a white dress. Bouguereau painted her in 1890. The soft realism is typical of his work. It's a sensitive portrait of a child.
Where to see it
📍 National Museum of Western ArtTokyo, Japan
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William-Adolphe Bouguereau was born in La Rochelle, on France's Atlantic coast, and studied in Paris and Rome. He became the most celebrated painter of the French Academy, famous for smooth, glowing figures from myths and everyday life. He taught thousands of students. When Impressionism rose, he fell from fashion, but his technical skill is again widely admired.
