The European Art Sale
The European Art Sale
Property Collected by Mrs. Lois L. Fields
William Bouguereau
Les enfants endormis (réduction)
Lot Closed
May 20, 06:02 PM GMT
Estimate
200,000 - 300,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Property Collected by Mrs. Lois L. Fields
William Bouguereau
French
1825 - 1905
Les enfants endormis (réduction)
signed and dated W BOVGVEREAV1868 (lower left)
oil on canvas
canvas: 18 ⅛ by 21 ¾ in.; 46 by 55.2 cm
framed: 27 ½ by 34 ½ in.; 69.8 by 87.6 cm.
Goupil & Cie, Paris, no. 3273 (acquired directly from the artist, February 1868)
Knoedler & Co., New York (acquired from the above, November 1868)
August Belmont, New York
The Hon. Perry Belmont, Washington D.C. and Newport (by descent from the above and sold, American Art Association, October 21-22, 1932, lot 329, illustrated)
H.E. Russel
Dr. Eugene A. Nobel, New York
Private Collection
Sale: Sotheby’s, New York, February 20, 1992, lot 62, illustrated
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Knoedler & Co., New York (acquired from the above, November 1868)
August Belmont, New York
The Hon. Perry Belmont, Washington D.C. and Newport (by descent from the above and sold, American Art Association, October 21-22, 1932, lot 329, illustrated)
H.E. Russel
Dr. Eugene A. Nobel, New York
Private Collection
Sale: Sotheby’s, New York, February 20, 1992, lot 62, illustrated
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Franqueville, William Bouguereau, n.d., p. 370
Edward Strahan, ed., The Art Treasures of America, Philadelphia, [1879-1882], facsimile edition, 1977, vol. I, pp. 116, 118
Charles Vendryès, Dictionnaire illustré des Beaux Arts, Paris, 1885, p. 36
Marius Vachon, W. Bouguereau, Paris, 1900, p. 149
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. 67
Damien Bartoli and Frederick C. Ross, William Bouguereau, Catalogue Raisonné of his Painted Work, New York, 2010, p. 103, no. 1868/03, illustrated; and in the revised 2014 edition, p. 103, no. 1868/03B, illustrated
Edward Strahan, ed., The Art Treasures of America, Philadelphia, [1879-1882], facsimile edition, 1977, vol. I, pp. 116, 118
Charles Vendryès, Dictionnaire illustré des Beaux Arts, Paris, 1885, p. 36
Marius Vachon, W. Bouguereau, Paris, 1900, p. 149
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. 67
Damien Bartoli and Frederick C. Ross, William Bouguereau, Catalogue Raisonné of his Painted Work, New York, 2010, p. 103, no. 1868/03, illustrated; and in the revised 2014 edition, p. 103, no. 1868/03B, illustrated