This high quality reproduction Love on The Lookout is as beautiful as William Bouguereau’s original Amour L’affut which this great talented artist created in 1890. Love is a recurrent theme within the work of William-Adolphe Bouguereau: An artist who was much favored during his artistic life – Up until the Impressionist movement forged its way through the academic arts toward the end of the nineteenth century.

In Amour à l'affût Bouguereau depicts innocence through Cupid’s sweet and somewhat angelic expression: Indeed, his hair falls like a halo and yet his intention is to cause havoc in the heart of his next unwary victim. Love personified by Cupid was frequently incorporated into the artist’s oeuvre – And he was almost as frequently ridiculed for doing this. However, what the cynics perhaps failed to apprehend is what Cupid symbolized within this artist’s work. His was a celebration of life and of that which makes us human – And that is love.

Cupid the precocious son of Venus sits casually and calmly in wait: His bow and arrow ready to ignite love in some unsuspecting mortal. On this occasion Bouguereau has chosen to omit Psyche, Cupid’s young love. The young girl who modeled for Amour à l'affût also modeled for Les Mûres, Une Vocation and L'Oeillet in 1890 as well as L'Amour mouillé, Au Bord du ruisseau and Le Captif in 1891 – Unquestionably, she was a favorite of Bouguereau's. Love on the Lookout is a beautiful example of Bouguereau's inner workings as well as the outer, technical perfection of his work.