LOT DETAILS

Materials:

oil on canvas

Measurements:

36.42 in. (92.50 cm.) (height) by 25.39 in. (64.50 cm.) (width)

Markings:

signed and dated 'W.BOUGUEREAU 1890' (lower left)

Literature:

C. Franqueville, Le premier siècle de l'Institut de France, vol. 1, Paris, 1895, p. 370. M. S. Walker, William Bouguereau: A Summary Catalogue of the Paintings, New York, 1991, p. 73. D. Bartoli and F. Ross, William Bouguereau: Catalogue Raisonné of his Painted Work, New York, 2010, p. 270, no. 1890/15, illustrated.

Provenance:

The artist. with Chaine & Simonson, Paris, 28 July 1891, acquired directly from the above. Laura A. Clubb, Kaw City, Oklahoma. Gifted from the above to The Philbrook Art Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1947. Their sale; Phillips, Son & Neale, New York, 29 October 1982, lot 72. with Kurt Schon Galleries, New Orleans. Private collection, Seattle, Washington. with Callan Fine Art, New Orleans Louisiana. Private collection, Austin, Texas.