LOT DETAILS

Materials:

oil on canvas

Measurements:

28.23 in. (71.70 cm.) (height) by 19.84 in. (50.40 cm.) (width)

Markings:

signed W-BOUGUEREAU and dated 1879 (lower right)

Literature:

Charles Vendryès, Dictionnaire illustré des Beaux-Arts, Paris, 1885, p. 59; Franqueville, William Bouguereau, n.p. n.d., p. 370; Marius Vachon, W. Bouguereau, Paris, 1900, p. 153; 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 Frederick Ross, William Bouguereau, Catalogue Raisonné of his Painted Work, New York, 2010, p. 189, no. 1879/05, illustrated

Provenance:

Goupil & Cie., Paris (acquired directly from the artist in June 1879, no. 13619); Knoedler & Co., New York (acquired from the above in June 1879); Mrs. Grace Wacker, Chicago ; Thence by descent