I had another post planned, but this post couldn’t wait! I am so excited, there is going to be a Bouguereau show in America this year!
The exhibition, Bouguereau and America, will have nearly 50 paintings in it, making it the largest exhibition of his work since the 1984 show in Paris and Montreal.
I have ordered the catalog for the show. I can’t wait to get it, but I have to. It doesn’t come out until the end of February. I have high hopes for it. Here is a link to it on Amazon if you want to check it out: Bouguereau and America
It’s 192 pages and 10″x12″. I hope it lives up to my expectations.
Here are the dates for the show.
Milwaukee Art Museum
(02/15/19–05/12/19)
Memphis Brooks Museum of Art
(06/22/19–09/22/19)
San Diego Museum of Art
(11/09/19–03/15/20)
I am planning on seeing it in San Diego… but I don’t know if I can wait that long. I forsee a trip to Milwaukee or Memphis this year as well.
It has been wonderful to see Bouguereau’s work climb in price at auction over the last few decades, especially in the last 10 years. We have seen others from his time climb too, like Alma-Tadema’s record sale of The Finding of Moses for $35.9 million dollars. Tadema had a giant show recently as well, in the Leighton House Museum on London. I missed it. I will not miss this Bouguereau show!
Will you be attending? When will you be going? It might be a great opportunity to meet others from our community. Post in the comments if you are making plans and when. Once I have dates locked in, I will post those as well and I hope to see some of you there.
Howard
I’m from Milwaukee and the museum is just 10 minutes away from where I live. Can’t wait to visit this exhibit.
I’m jealous! Go often! 🙂
I’m a member so I spend loads of time there. If you are thinking of coming to Milwaukee hit me up, maybe we can arrange the visit together.
I’m 70 miles from Memphis. I’ll definitely put it in my summer plans.
Nice! I hope to get to Memphis to see the show there as well.
San Diego for me!
Excellent! I plan on being in San Diego just after the first of the year in 2020. I plan on staying for several days so that I can see it multiple times and process the show. 50 paintings is a lot to take in!
I’ll be there opening night in Milwaukee 🙂 Really looking forward to it.
I will be going to the San Diego show for sure.
I was at the San Diego Museum of Art yesterday when I noticed their Bouguereau painting was missing from its normal location. I asked the guard if it had been relocated within the museum and she said it was away on tour, but not to worry, that there would be a Bouguereau exhibit later this year. This post is the first time I saw confirmation of the exhibit and its date at SDMA (the SDMA website doesn’t even mention the upcoming show). Incredibly excited — especially that it will be minutes away from where I live.
We will hopefully be living in Washington state by the time the San Diego one is going on, so maybe we will be closer to that one by then than we are now (I also live in Utah). And either way, it will depend on if my wife will let me go, haha
Oop, nevermind, it would take twice as long hahahaha
We are planning a Beaux-Arts Academy trip to San Diego for the show, also likely in early Jan, and with some stops in LA and Pasedena. It would be awesome to have a group with you in it! Let’s chat about the possibilities. Love your articles on here, Howard!
I just got back from seeing the show in Milwaukee, it is breathtaking!