LOT DETAILS

Materials:

oil on canvas

Measurements:

62.99 in. (160.00 cm.) (height) by 43.27 in. (109.90 cm.) (width)

Markings:

signed W-BOUGUEREAU and dated 1881 (lower right)

Literature:

Franqueville, William Bouguereau, n.p., 1895 ; Marius Vachon, William Bouguereau, Paris, 1900, p. 154 (under the year 1880); Mark Steven Walker, "William-Adolphe Bouguereau, A Summary Catalogue of the Paintings," William-Adolphe Bouguereau, L'Art Pompier, exh. cat., Borghi & Co., New York, 1991, p. 71; Damien Bartoli with Fred Ross, William Bouguereau, Catalogue Raisonné of His Painted work, New York, 2010, p. 208, no. 1881/08, illustrated p. 208

Provenance:

Goupil & Cie., Paris (acquired directly from the artist, July 28, 1881); Sécrétan & Co., Paris (acquired from the above, September 21, 1881); Goupil & Cie., Paris (acquired from the above, September 21, 1881); Mr. and Mrs. Obed J. Wilson, Cincinnati, Ohio (acquired from the above, September 21, 1881); Acquired by donation from the above, 1908