LOT DETAILS

Materials:

oil on canvas

Measurements:

9.49 in. (24.10 cm.) (height) by 7.48 in. (19.00 cm.) (width)

Markings:

signed and dated 'W-BOUGUEREAU-1888' (upper left)

Literature:

M. Walker, 'William-Adolphe Bouguereau, A Summary Catalogue of the Paintings,' William-Adolphe Bouguereau L'Art Pompier, New York, 1991, p. 73. D. Bartoli and F. Ross, William Bouguereau: Catalogue Raisonné of his Painted Work, New York, 2010, p. 247, no. 1888/04, illustrated.

Provenance:

Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, New York, 1 November 1995, lot 96.