Artist: Elizabeth Jane Gardner Bouguereau
Title: Soap Bubbles
Media: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 12.5 x 116.8 cm
Date: 1891
About the artist: Elizabeth Jane Gardner was born October 4, 1837 in
Exeter, New Hampshire. She studied in Paris under Hugues Merle, Jules
Joseph Lefebvre, and William-Adolphe Bouguereau whom she married in
1896. She often imitated her husband’s work, especially after he died. She died in Paris on
January 28, 1922.
About the art: Little can be said about this painting itself.
Gardner was engaged to and living down the street from Bouguereau at
the time she painted this.
What people have to say about it: "I know I am censured for not more boldly asserting my individuality, but I would rather be known as the best imitator of Bouguereau than be nobody!" - Elizabeth Jane Gardner Bouguereau.
Why it was chosen: Bubbles have been a long favorite of
children. A child can truly appreciate and relate to the enchantment
the girls in the picture have over the soapy spheres.
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