Lot 31
  • 31

William Bouguereau

Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
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Description

  • William-Adolphe Bouguereau
  • Study for Le Jour
  • bears the artist's initials W. B. (lower left)
  • oil on canvas
  • 14 1/2 by 8 in.
  • 37 by 20.5 cm

Condition

Unstretched canvas with no apparent issues under UV.
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Catalogue Note

The present work is a sketched study for the artist's Le Jour of 1884 (Private Collection, United States).