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Property from a French Private collection
William Bouguereau
La couronne d'épines (Étude de tête pour Jésus Christ) [The Crown of Thorns (Head Study for Christ)]
Auction Closed
January 26, 07:56 PM GMT
Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Property from a French Private collection
William-Adolphe Bouguereau
French
1825 - 1905
La couronne d'épines (Étude de tête pour Jésus Christ) [The Crown of Thorns (Head Study for Christ)]
black chalk and oil on canvas
canvas: 18 ⅛ by 15 in.; 46 by 38 cm
framed: 21.⅗ by 18 ½ in.; 55 by 47 cm
Damien Bartoli and Frederick C. Ross, William Bouguereau Catalogue Raisonné of his Painted Work, 2014, no. 1888/11, p. 251.