LOT DETAILS

Materials:

oil on canvas

Measurements:

25.79 in. (65.50 cm.) (height) by 21.46 in. (54.50 cm.) (width)

Markings:

signed W-BOUGUEREAU and dated 1873 (upper left)

Literature:

Charles Vendryès, Dictonnaire illustré des Beaux-Arts, Paris, 1885, p. 49; Marius Vachon, William Bouguereau, Paris, 1900, p. 151; 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. 69; Damien Bartoli with Fred Ross, William Bouguereau, Catalogue Raisonné of his Painted Works, New York, 2010, p. 153, no. 1873/13, (with incorrect dimensions), illustrated p. 152

Provenance:

Goupil & Cie., Paris (acquired directly from the artist on December 6, 1873, no. 8564, as Tricoteuse italienne); Goupil, The Hague (acquired from the above on March 20, 1874, according to an invoice from May 1874); A. Poortman, Holland (and sold, Roos, Amsterdam, May 21, 1901, lot 16, as La Jeune Tricoteuse); Mr. Waldorp (private collector); Private Collector, Holland (probably acquired from the above and since the early 1900s); Thence by descent to the present owner (grandchild of the above)