The Nut Gatherers
William-Adolphe Bouguereau · 1882
Why it's great
Two girls in a forest rest after gathering nuts, one of them sitting with a basket and the other reclining. Bouguereau was a master of smooth, careful finish. The fresh-faced girls seem to glow in the green woods. It's a sweet, natural scene.
Where to see it
📍 Detroit Institute of ArtsDetroit, United States
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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.
