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William Bouguereau
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
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Description
- William-Adolphe Bouguereau
- Il s'enfuit à tire d'ailes
- signed Wm Bouguereau and dated 1855 (lower right)
- pencil on paper
- 17 1/4 by 14 1/4 in.
- 43.8 by 36.2 cm
Provenance
Sale: Christie's, New York, October 29, 1986, lot 269, illustrated
Sale: Christie's, New York, May 25, 1994, lot 13, illustrated
Acquired at the above sale
Sale: Christie's, New York, May 25, 1994, lot 13, illustrated
Acquired at the above sale
Exhibited
New York, Shepherd Gallery, Ingres and Delacroix through Degas and Puvis de Chavannes: The Figure in French Art, 1800-1870, May-June 1975, no. 117
Literature
Ludovic Baschet, ed., Artistes Modernes: Catalogue Illustré des oeuvres de W. Bouguereau, Paris, 1885, p. 8 (as L'histoire d'amour)
Condition
This work has been cut as a roundel, and hinged at the top with archival tape. A repair to a 2 inch tear from the lower left edge is visible on the reverse.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
The present work is a preparatory drawing for Bouguereau's painted panel completed in 1854 for the ceiling decoration of Jean-François Bartholoni's Hôtel de Custine, rue La Rochefoucauld, Paris (see: Damien Bartoli with Frederick Ross, William Bouguereau, Catalogue Raisonné of his Painted Work, New York, 2010, p. 37, no. 1854/13G, the engraving illustrated).