Bouguereau and His Circle: Then and Now
Bouguereau and His Circle: Then and Now
Property of an American Private Collection
William Bouguereau
Le Bouquet de violettes
Auction Closed
January 26, 07:56 PM GMT
Estimate
150,000 - 200,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
William-Adolphe Bouguereau
French
1825 - 1905
Le Bouquet de violettes
indistinctly signed and dated W-BOUGUEREAU1870 (lower left)
oil on canvas
canvas: 25⅝ by 21⅝ in.; 65 by 55 cm
framed: 34 3/4 by 31 in.; 88.2 by 78.7 cm
Goupil, acquired directly from the artist (March 10, 1870, stockbook no. 480a)
M. Wallis, London (acquired from the above)
Private collection, United States
Kurt Schon Gallery, New Orleans
Acquired from the above
M. Wallis, London (acquired from the above)
Private collection, United States
Kurt Schon Gallery, New Orleans
Acquired from the above
Charles Vendryès, Dictionnaire illustré des Beaux-Arts, Paris, 1885, p. 45.
Marius Vachon, W. Bouguereau, Paris, 1900, p. 150.
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. 68.
Damien Bartoli with Frederick Ross, William Bouguereau, Catalogue Raisonné of his Painted Work, New York, 2010, p. 128, no. 1870/03, illustrated.
Marius Vachon, W. Bouguereau, Paris, 1900, p. 150.
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. 68.
Damien Bartoli with Frederick Ross, William Bouguereau, Catalogue Raisonné of his Painted Work, New York, 2010, p. 128, no. 1870/03, illustrated.