books0977:
“La Liseuse (recto) (c.1883). Jean-Jacques Henner (French, 1829-1905). Oil on canvas.
Henner enjoyed a successful career even if his paintings did not really match the ideal of the Academy at that time. He attached little importance to...

books0977:

La Liseuse (recto) (c.1883). Jean-Jacques Henner (French, 1829-1905). Oil on canvas.

Henner enjoyed a successful career even if his paintings did not really match the ideal of the Academy at that time. He attached little importance to narrative elements, such as decoration or costume. Furthermore, his paintings lacked the precise form or appealing aspect in the works of William Bouguereau or Alexandre Cabanel.