LOT DETAILS

Materials:

oil on canvas

Measurements:

45.47 in. (115.50 cm.) (height) by 31.97 in. (81.20 cm.) (width)

Markings:

signed and dated 'W.BOUGUEREAU 1878' (lower left)

Literature:

C. Vendréys, William Bouguereau, Paris, 1885, p. 58. C. Franqueville, Le premier siècle de l'Institut de France, vol. 1, Paris, 1895, p. 370. M. Vachon, William Bouguereau, Paris, 1900, p. 153. M. S. Walker, William Bouguereau: A Summary Catalogue of the Paintings, New York, 1991, p. 71. D. Bartoli and F. Ross, William Bouguereau: Catalogue Raisonné of his Painted Work, New York, 2010, pp. 186-187, no. 1878/16, illustrated.

Provenance:

The artist. with Adolphe Goupil, Paris. with M. Knoedler & Co., New York. with Hirschl & Adler Galleries, New York.