After William-Adolphe Bouguereau (1825-1905) French, Oil on Canvas Genre Scene "Harvest of Hazelnuts". Traditional genre painting depicting two young barefoot girls' fruit in a wooded setting, featuring a 19th-century Academic or Romantic style similar to the works of William-Adolphe Bouguereau.

Overall Size: 45 x 34 in. 

Sight Size: 39 x 27 1/2 in. 

William-Adolphe Bouguereau (1825-1905) was a leading French painter of the Academic tradition, renowned for his highly polished, realistic technique and idealized depictions of the human figure. Trained at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris and a winner of the prestigious Prix de Rome, Bouguereau became one of the most celebrated artists of his time, producing mythological, religious, and genre scenes characterized by smooth brushwork, luminous skin tones, and meticulous attention to detail. His works often portrayed classical subjects, peasant life, and sentimental themes with technical precision and refined composition. Although his reputation declined in the early 20th century with the rise of modernism, Bouguereau has since been reappraised and is now admired for his craftsmanship and influence on academic painting.

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