Saturday, May 4, 2013

The Proposal by French Artist William Bouguereau - ca.1872


Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Young Mother Gazing at Her Child by French Artist William Bouguereau - ca.1871


Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Italian Brigand's Wife by French Artist Léon Cogniet - ca.1825-26


Léon Cogniet (29 August 1794 – 20 November 1880) was a French historical and portrait painter.
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Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Young Woman with Ibis by French Artist Edgar Degas - ca.1860-62


Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Study for "The Almeh" by French Artist Charles Bargue - ca.1879


Medium: Black chalk on tracing paper
Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Man in Oriental Costume in the Artist’s Studio by French Artist Auguste-Xavier Leprince - ca.1823-26


Medium: Oil on Canvas
Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Fritzi von Derra - The Greek Dancer by American Photographer Frank Eugene - c1900


Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Fritzi von Derra - The Oriental Dancer by American Photographer Frank Eugene - c1900


Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Oriental Bride by American Photographer Frank Eugene - c1900


Frank Eugene (19 September 1865 – 16 December 1936) was an American-born photographer who was a founding member of the Photo-Secession and one of the first university-level professors of photography in the world.
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Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Woman Having Her Hair Combed (Pastel on Paper) by French Artist Edgar Degas - 1886-88


Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A Young Girl with Daisies by French Artist Pierre-Auguste Renoir - 1889


Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Roman Girl at a Fountain by French Artist Léon Bonnat - 1875


Source: metmuseum.org