The European Art Sale
The European Art Sale
Property Collected by Mrs. Lois L. Fields
William Bouguereau
Avant le bain
Lot Closed
May 20, 06:05 PM GMT
Estimate
600,000 - 800,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Property Collected by Mrs. Lois L. Fields
William Bouguereau
French
1825 - 1905
Avant le bain
signed and dated W-BOVGVEREAV 1891 (lower left)
oil on canvas
canvas: 54 by 34 ¼ in.; 137 by 87 cm.
framed: 61 ¼ by 41 ¾ in.; 155.5 by 106 cm.
Knoedler & Co., Paris (acquired directly from the artist, May 1891)
Knoedler & Co., New York, no. 7009 (acquired from the above, November 1891)
James John Haggerman, Colorado Springs, Colorado (acquired from the above, 1893)
Knoedler & Co., New York, no. C2122 (acquired 1895)
Grenville Lindall Winthrop, New York (acquired 1896)
Knoedler & Co., New York, no. C3356 (acquired 1906)
W.G. Oakman, New York (acquired 1906)
W.L. Winthrop (until 1912)
Knoedler & Co., New York, no. 12659 (acquired January 1912)
Daniel S. Miller (acquired 1913 and sold, his sale, Samuel Marx, New York, April 17-20, 1916, lot 1138, illustrated, as Before the Bath)
Samuel Stern (acquired at the above sale)
Mrs. Jeanne Kerbs (and thence by descent)
Sale: Sotheby’s, New York, October 28, 1986, lot 87, illustrated
William Waugh (acquired at the above sale)
Sale: Sotheby’s, New York, May 22, 1991, lot 59, illustrated
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Knoedler & Co., New York, no. 7009 (acquired from the above, November 1891)
James John Haggerman, Colorado Springs, Colorado (acquired from the above, 1893)
Knoedler & Co., New York, no. C2122 (acquired 1895)
Grenville Lindall Winthrop, New York (acquired 1896)
Knoedler & Co., New York, no. C3356 (acquired 1906)
W.G. Oakman, New York (acquired 1906)
W.L. Winthrop (until 1912)
Knoedler & Co., New York, no. 12659 (acquired January 1912)
Daniel S. Miller (acquired 1913 and sold, his sale, Samuel Marx, New York, April 17-20, 1916, lot 1138, illustrated, as Before the Bath)
Samuel Stern (acquired at the above sale)
Mrs. Jeanne Kerbs (and thence by descent)
Sale: Sotheby’s, New York, October 28, 1986, lot 87, illustrated
William Waugh (acquired at the above sale)
Sale: Sotheby’s, New York, May 22, 1991, lot 59, illustrated
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Braun & Clément, Oeuvres choisies des maîtres anciens et moderns, n.d., n.p., no. 3786, illustrated
Marius Vachon, W. Bouguereau, Paris, 1900, p. 157
Charles Franquet de Franqueville, Le Premier siècle de l’Institut, Paris, 1895, p. 370
Mark Steven Walker, "William Bouguereau: A Summary Catalogue of the Paintings," William Adolphe Bouguereau, L’Art Pompier, exh. cat., Borghi & Co., New York, 1991, p. 73
Damien Bartoli and Frederick C. Ross, William Bouguereau, Catalogue Raisonné of his Painted Work, New York, 2010, p. 275, no. 1891/10, illustrated p. 274; and in the revised 2014 edition, p. 275, no. 1891/10, illustrated p. 274
Marius Vachon, W. Bouguereau, Paris, 1900, p. 157
Charles Franquet de Franqueville, Le Premier siècle de l’Institut, Paris, 1895, p. 370
Mark Steven Walker, "William Bouguereau: A Summary Catalogue of the Paintings," William Adolphe Bouguereau, L’Art Pompier, exh. cat., Borghi & Co., New York, 1991, p. 73
Damien Bartoli and Frederick C. Ross, William Bouguereau, Catalogue Raisonné of his Painted Work, New York, 2010, p. 275, no. 1891/10, illustrated p. 274; and in the revised 2014 edition, p. 275, no. 1891/10, illustrated p. 274