Bouguereau’s Atelier at the Académie Julian, Paris (1891). Jefferson David Chalfan (American,
Bouguereau’s Atelier at the Académie Julian, Paris (1891). Jefferson David Chalfan (American, 1856-1931). Oil on wood panel. De Young, San Francisco.Before a field of easels, a male and female model stand on platforms in front of a number of student painters. Chalfan paints his own visage at the foot of the female, identifying himself not only as a Bouguereau student but a superior one. The Académie Julian ranked the students and put the best closest to the models. -- source link
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