''The Return of Spring'' () is an oil painting on canvas by the French painter

William-Adolphe Bouguereau William-Adolphe Bouguereau (; 30 November 1825 – 19 August 1905) was a French Academic art, academic painter. In his realistic genre paintings, he used mythological themes, making modern interpretations of Classicism, classical subjects, with a ...

created in 1886. It is among the more well-known of his works. It is now in the collection of the

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, and was acquired in 1951 as the gift of Francis T. B. Martin. The painting was brought to Omaha by George W. Lininger shortly after it was completed. Lininger was an art collector and private gallery owner who routinely opened his gallery to the public for no charge. The painting was physically attacked twice – in 1890 and in 1976. Both times, damage was minimal. The attackers were offended by the painting's overtly sensual nudity. A replica of the painting appeared in the ballroom scene at the Beaufort home in the 1993 film, ''The Age of Innocence'' (though the film takes place in the 1870s, years before the painting was created).

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William-Adolphe Bouguereau at the Web Museum''Le Printemps'' at the Joslyn Art Museum''The Return of Spring'' Hanging in the Lininger Gallery
Paintings by William-Adolphe Bouguereau 1886 paintings category:Nude paintings of children Nude paintings of women Paintings of Cupid Paintings in Nebraska Oil on canvas paintings Paintings of women {{1880s-painting-stub

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