Open Air Studio (also known as The Etcher) (1889). William Blair Bruce (Canadian 1859-1906). Oil on
Open Air Studio (also known as The Etcher) (1889). William Blair Bruce (Canadian 1859-1906). Oil on canvas. Nationalmuseum, Stockholm.Bruce entered the Académie Julian, where he studied under Adolphe-William Bouguereau and Tony Robert-Fleury, respected painters in the then-prevalent academic style. They instilled in Bruce a belief in the primacy of the human figure – carefully observed and then, through an arduous process of drawing and oil sketching, incorporated into large paintings suitable for inclusion in the annual Paris Salon. -- source link
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