19th Century European Art including The Great 19th Century Ateliers: Ingres to Bouguereau

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Lot 34
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William Bouguereau

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Description

  • William-Adolphe Bouguereau
  • Tendres Propos
  • signed W. BOUGUEREAU (lower right)
  • oil on canvas
  • 12 3/4 by 8 5/8 in.
  • 32.5 by 21.8 cm

Provenance

Sale, Val d'Oise, Hotel des ventes d'Enghien, March 24, 1985, illustrated

Sale, Evreux, Francois Thion, Commissaire, April 6, 2003, lot 54

Catalogue Note

The present study is for Tendres propos, 1901, currently in the Cornell Fine Arts Museum at Rollins College, Winter Park, Florida. The original work was inventoried under Les medallions bordelais in 1902 by Braun & Clément as no. 5065, and Knoedler Galleries in New York City registered the work as Femme en rose avec deux Amours.

The style of the work is characteristic of Bouguereau’s late period and illustrates the master’s interest in the study of tonalities and volumes. Although the signature is apocryphal, the authenticity of the work is uncontestable.