Bouguereau and His Circle: Then and Now
Bouguereau and His Circle: Then and Now
Property from a private collection, United States
William Bouguereau
La petite écolière (The Little Schoolgirl)
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January 26, 07:56 PM GMT
Estimate
600,000 - 800,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Property from a private collection, United States
William-Adolphe Bouguereau
French
1825 - 1905
La petite écolière (The Little Schoolgirl)
signed and dated W.Bouguereau 1879 (lower right)
oil on canvas
canvas: 41 by 30 ⅛ in.; 104 by 76.7 cm
framed: 47 ½ by 36 ¾ in.; 120.6 by 93.3 cm
Sold by the artist to Goupil, 20 November 1879 (stockbook no. 13951)
Sold by Goupil to Knoedler, New York, 7 January 1880
The collection of Horatio Victor Newcomb (1844-1911), New York
His sale: American Art Galleries, Mendelssohn Hall, 13 March 1903 (sold for 1,300 USD)
Acquired by Holland Art Gallery at the above sale
Hammer Gallery, New York, 1960s
Private collection
Sold by Goupil to Knoedler, New York, 7 January 1880
The collection of Horatio Victor Newcomb (1844-1911), New York
His sale: American Art Galleries, Mendelssohn Hall, 13 March 1903 (sold for 1,300 USD)
Acquired by Holland Art Gallery at the above sale
Hammer Gallery, New York, 1960s
Private collection
Bouguereau's accounts as La petite écolière.
Goupil sale register, no. 13951.
Charles Vendryes, Dictionnaire illustré des Beaux-Arts: Bouguereau, Paris, 1885, p. 59 (listed as La petite écolière).
Marius Vachon, W. Bouguereau, Paris, 1900, p. 154.
Mark Steven Walker, "William-Adolphe Bouguereau, A Summary Catalogue of the Paintings", William-Adolphe Bouguereau, L'Art Pompier, exh. cat., Borghi & Co., New York, 1991, p. 71.
Damien Bartoli and Frederick C. Ross, William Bouguereau, Catalogue Raisonné of his Painted Work, New York, 2010, p. 196, illustrated, no. 1879/21.
Goupil sale register, no. 13951.
Charles Vendryes, Dictionnaire illustré des Beaux-Arts: Bouguereau, Paris, 1885, p. 59 (listed as La petite écolière).
Marius Vachon, W. Bouguereau, Paris, 1900, p. 154.
Mark Steven Walker, "William-Adolphe Bouguereau, A Summary Catalogue of the Paintings", William-Adolphe Bouguereau, L'Art Pompier, exh. cat., Borghi & Co., New York, 1991, p. 71.
Damien Bartoli and Frederick C. Ross, William Bouguereau, Catalogue Raisonné of his Painted Work, New York, 2010, p. 196, illustrated, no. 1879/21.