Research 30/04/2019 bva203 weekTen

Research 30/04/2019 bva203 week Ten

William-Adolphe Bouguereau, Vendangeuse (Grape Picker), 1875

https://www.bouguereau.org/

The original painting was oil on canvas

140 × 63 cm (55.1 × 24.8 ″) original size

William-Adolphe Bouguereau 1825-1905 French academic painter. His genre was realistic painter and mythological themes were modern interpretation of classical subjects with strong emphasis on the female body.

Near the end of his life he described his love of his art, "Each day I go to my studio full of joy; in the evening when obliged to stop because of darkness I can scarcely wait for the next morning to come if I cannot give myself to my dear painting I am miserable". He painted eight hundred and twenty-six paintings. ("William-Adolphe Bouguereau - Biography - bouguereau.org," n.d.)

The girl is holding a wooden basket fill of red (purple) and green grapes and as the basket is heavy she is slightly counter balancing by slightly leaning back. Where the right arm is out stretched holding the basket and her left hand is holding the handle. The model faces the viewer, rotating her neck forward as her body is lightly turned to the side. Bouguereau uses contrasting features. The bright red fabric wrapped around the girl’s hair complements the green background of vegetation. There is also a contrast of light and dark and the area behind the head is the darkest area of the background. This brings out the features of the model’s light and porcelain like complexation. The painter has used shades of green, brown and ochre to create a natural atmosphere. ("Vendangeuse [The Grape Picker] Painting by William-Adolphe Bouguereau Reproduction | 1st Art Gallery," n.d.)

APA reference

William-Adolphe Bouguereau - Biography - bouguereau.org. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.bouguereau.org/biography.html

Vendangeuse [The Grape Picker] Painting by William-Adolphe Bouguereau Reproduction | 1st Art Gallery. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.1st-art-gallery.com/William-Adolphe-Bouguereau/Vendangeuse-The-Grape-Picker.html

Woman with a Cat by Auguste Renoir 1875

http://www.pierreaugusterenoir.net/woman-with-a-cat/

Oil on canvas 56x46.4 cm

Pierre- Auguste Renoir was a French painter 1841-1919, is described as one of the best-known portraiture impressionist painters.

Woman with a Cat uses plenty of vivid hues but looking at the embroidery in the background of the painting (for example) we cannot pick out a detailed pattern. Nevertheless, though that it is not sharply 'detailed', Woman with a Cat does not give the impression of being broad or vague. Everything is painted with a careful, fine-tuned attention and there is a real sense of personality in both the female subject of the painting and the cat that she is holding. This is because another very important aspect of Impressionism is a careful attention to the quality of light, and to creating form. In‑text: ("Woman with a Cat," n.d.)

There were a few of Renoir’s paintings themed feline and female sitters. It took over a decade for Renoir to complete “Woman with a cat” In‑text: ("Woman with a Cat," n.d.)

APA Reference

Woman with a Cat. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.pierreaugusterenoir.net/woman-with-a-cat/

Portrait of a Young Woman Painter By Jean-Marc Nattier 1685-1766

Jean-Marc Nattier was a French painter. He mainly painted woman and turning his sitters into Greek or Roman goddesses in a theatrical and mythological setting. ("Jean-Marc Nattier (French, 1685 - 1766) (Getty Museum)," 1685)

APA Referencing

Jean-Marc Nattier (French, 1685 - 1766) (Getty Museum). (1685). Retrieved from http://www.getty.edu/art/collection/artists/455/jean-marc-nattier-french-1685-1766/

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jean-Marc_Nattier_-_Portrait_of_a_Young_Woman_Painter_-_WGA16461.jpg

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