PD Image: The Invasion (1892), with alternative titles ‘Le Guêpier’ literally translated as ‘The Bee’, also known as ‘The Wasp's Nest’, created by the French academic painter William-Adolphe Bouguereau (1825-1905), oil on canvas painting, size 83.75 x 60 inches (213 cm x 152.5 cm), private collection.
The painting is signed and dated at bottom-right corner. Bouguereau used to sign his works simply as William Bouguereau, or as "W Bouguereau date" and later as "W BOVGVEREAV 1892", which can be read on the painting above (CLICK on the photo and enlarge it).
Bouguereau’s style was almost as realistic as art could get, almost photo-realistic, and it is felt by art critics that he lost out to impressionists. Though he was one of the most famous artists in his lifetime, later he almost fell to obscurity. His present day supporters include the businessman and art collector Fred Ross (New Jersey), whose Art Renewal Center heavily features Bouguereau's works. It has been reported that currently over a hundred museums throughout the world exhibit Bouguereau's works.
The Fred Ross sponsored Art Renewal Center, www.artrenewal.org, features about 63,000 images in its web site, mostly by academic and classical painters, out of which Bouguereau holds a special place of pride with 226 of his paintings posted there, according to reports.
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