William Bouguereau Biography and Catalogue Raissone

Official Release Date: September 15, 2010 Author: Damien Bartoli with Fred Ross Editor: Fred Ross Total number of Pages: 903 The Art Renewal Center® is pleased to announce the actual release date for the Catalog Raissoné on William Bouguereau, concluding a 30 year effort by a small group of scholars determined to set the record straight after a century of misinformation.
Vol I: Biography	Vol II: Catalog Raisonné
The Catalog Raisonné jointly published by the Art Renewal Center® and the Antique Collectors Club, includes information on all of William Bouguereau's 828 known paintings, as well as the entire 600 page biography written by Damien Bartoli, with Fred Ross, ARC Chairman and President of the Bouguereau Committee. We expect to have the books within a matter of days from the release date and will ship them immediately as they arrive. This two-volume boxed set illustrates the complete oeuvre of paintings of this great master, with information on all of William Bouguereau's 828 known paintings, as well as the entire 600 page biography written by Damien Bartoli, with Fred Ross, ARC Chairman and President of the Bouguereau Committee. The huge scope of Bouguereau's work was immensely famous and popular in his own time and then was suppressed for nearly a century, resurfacing in 1980 when the Met hung 2 of his works. His popularity has gained momentum steadily ever since, and today he is widely recognized as the most popular and beloved of the Academic artists who preceded Impressionism. Diverse, his works span monumental, religious and mythical compositions. But most beloved of all are his deeply touching scenes exploring the depths of human emotions from early childhood through young adult; Poetic renderings of the psychology of youth married to impeccable technical perfection found in an unparalleled number of original and powerful compositions in one masterpiece after another. Due to additional funding we were able to dramatically upgrade the publication which will now include the following: Volume I (Biography) Over 340 color images of Bouguereau paintings in Volume I alone Over 100 full page plates, twice as many as originally projected Another 170 images in black and white, most of which are biographical, including photographs of Bouguereau in his studio, family members, Bouguereau with his students, letters, drawings, etc. Volume II (Catalog Raisonné) Volume II will now also be printed in color, with some black and white depending on the best image available to us for each given work, over 760 images are included. This is a two volume boxed set
*First printing will only be 2,000 or 2,500 and they are going fast.* This Herculean effort spanning 30 years was undertaken by a determined team of 19th Century Art experts, set to fill the void of information on Bouguereau, one of history’s greatest masters. You may still pre order a Bouguereau Catalogue Raisonné or pay the balance on your deposit: Payment in full at our full preorder price of $350 for an unsigned copy and $450 for a signed copy plus shipping is offered here in the ARC Store or you may send your check made payable to the Art Renewal Center to: Art Renewal Center 100 Markley Street Port Reading, NJ 07064 USA The price of the Catalogue Raisonne will increase after the announcement of the release date. If you have already placed a deposit $50 or $100 please make your payment in full for the $350 or $450 minus your deposit. Please remember to add the appropriate shipping charge: $20 for domestic shipping/$30 Canada/$60 overseas. *Publication date projection is based on a best efforts basis, and ARC cannot guarantee that additional delays will not occur. How to deduct your deposit: If you have paid a deposit to reserve an unsigned set, enter the coupon UNSIGNED50 at checkout in the coupon window. If you have paid a $100 deposit to reserve a signed set, enter the coupon SIGNED100 at checkout and your total will be adjusted. Your order will be processed as soon as the deposit has been verified.(If the deposit cannot be verified, you will be contacted by the Committee to Write the Catalog Raisonne on William Bouguereau.) For more information, you can email Kara Ross at klr1397@alliedoldenglish.com with any enquiries. *Shipping is added here to the preorder price as follows: $20 for domestic shipping/$30 Canada/$60 overseas.

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