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Richard Budig · 03-14-2005, 11:22 PM

Pray tell, HOW did Bouguereau get those lovely, subtle greens in his portraiture?

Am I halucinating, or did I hear or read somewhere that he stained his canvas with a green (green earth), or that he did an underpainting in a green of some sort.

If you know, please pass it on.

03-14-2005, 11:22 PM	#1
Richard Budig Juried Member Joined: Oct 2002 Location: Lincoln, NE Posts: 260	Bouguereau's greens??? Pray tell, HOW did Bouguereau get those lovely, subtle greens in his portraiture? Am I halucinating, or did I hear or read somewhere that he stained his canvas with a green (green earth), or that he did an underpainting in a green of some sort. If you know, please pass it on.