Master Paintings Part II

Master Paintings Part II

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Property from a European Noble Family

William Bouguereau

Self-Portrait

Lot Closed

January 30, 05:51 PM GMT

Estimate

150,000 - 200,000 USD

Lot Details

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Property from a European Noble Family

William Bouguereau

La Rochelle 1825 - 1905

Self-Portrait


signed and inscribed lower left: W Bouguereau / à J. M. Croizet

oil on canvas

canvas: 16 by 12 5/8 in.; 40.5 by 32 cm.

framed: 28 by 24 3/8 in.; 71.1 by 61.7 cm.

The family of the artist.
L'Illustration, 22 January 1921, p. 65 (as Portrait de l'artiste par lui-même, à Rome 1850);
M. S. Walker, "William Bouguereau: A Summary Catalogue of the Paintings," William Adolphe Bouguereau, L’Art Pompier, exhibition catalogue, New York, 1991, p. 64;
D. Bartoli and F. C. Ross, William Bouguereau, his life and works, New York, 2010, p. 105, reproduced plate 20; and in the revised 2014 edition, p. 105, reproduced plate 20;
D. Bartoli and F. C. Ross, William Bouguereau, Catalogue Raisonné of his Painted Work, New York, 2010, pp. 26-7, cat. no. 1853/01, reproduced; and in the 2014 revised edition, pp. 26-7, cat. no. 1853/01, reproduced.