Fisher Girl
williambouguereau
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gouache
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possibly oil pastel
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oil painting
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underpainting
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painting painterly
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watercolour illustration
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surrealist
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portrait art
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watercolor
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fine art portrait
"Fisher Girl" is a painting by renowned French Academic artist William Bouguereau. The artwork portrays a young girl, likely a fisherwoman, sitting on a rocky outcrop by the sea. The girl's simple attire and bare feet suggest a life of humble labor. Bouguereau's signature style is evident in the meticulous detail and smooth, idealized forms. The painting, with its melancholic mood and focus on beauty, exemplifies the ideals of the Academic movement. The realism of the scene is heightened by the inclusion of fishing nets and other details that ground the composition in a specific context.
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