In the Studios of Paris-Bouguereau and his American Students

[Enzie Shahmiri]

I wanted to share that there is a new book out
In the Studios of Paris: William Bouguereau and His American Students (Hardcover)


In the Studios of Paris provides a unique look at the history of Parisian art education during the last quarter of the 19th century and its profound influence on American art.

This book focuses mainly on Bouguereau and his American pupils (Eanger Irving Couse, Elizabeth Gardner Bouguereau, and Robert Henri), as well as studio practices of that time. There are sixty-five paintings, drawings, and prints by the master and eleven of his most prominent students. The plates are not the best quality, but the book sheds some light on the influence Bouguereau had as a teacher in respect to his many American students.

I found the essays on W.B