02 Paintings by Orientalist Artist; William-Adolphe Bouguereau’s Pomegranate Seller, with footnotes, #97

William-Adolphe Bouguereau, (1825 – 1905)
Marchande de grenades (Pomegranate Seller)

In the distance is the Bab Zuwayla, Cairo, Egypt
Oil on canvas
45 1/2 x 35 1/8 inches
Private collection

William-Adolphe Bouguereau (30 November 1825 – 19 August 1905) was a French academic painter. In his realistic genre paintings he used mythological themes, making modern interpretations of classical subjects…

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