The Knitting Girl

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The Knitting Girl (La Couseuse) is a painting created by artist William-Adolphe Bouguereau in 1869. This painting is often referred to as Knitting Anne due to the simplistic nature of the female portrayed herein. The painting is currently held in the Joslyn Art Museum in Omaha, Nebraska, US.
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William-Adolphe Bouguereau

William-Adolphe Bouguereau (November 30, 1825 – August 19, 1905) was a French academic painter. William Bouguereau (pronounced vill-yam boo-goh-roe) was a staunch traditionalist whose realistic genre paintings and mythological themes were modern interpretations of Classical subjects with a heavy...
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