William Bouguereau
Self-Portrait
Lot #673 |
2021-01-22 |
Sotheby's, New York
Master Paintings Part II
Category:
Painting
Estimate:
USD 150,000 - 200,000 (currency of sale)
Price Sold:
Auction Details
Auction house: Sotheby's
Auction number: N10608
Auction name: Master Paintings Part II
Auction type: Fine Art
Location: New York
Start date: 2021-01-22
End date: 2021-01-30
Currency: USD
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Lot Description
Details
Genre: 19th Century Art
Department: Painting & Works on Paper
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Dimensions: 16 by 12 5/8 in.
Item measurements:
Height In Centimeters:
40.5
Width In Centimeters:
32
Height In Inches:
16
Width In Inches:
12.625
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Edition: 8
Edition notes: Edition 5/8.
Provenance
The family of the artist.
Exhibited
Paris, Galerie Dewambez, 1920-1921; Lyon, Palais St. Pierre, Oeuvres italiennes de Bouguereau , April-June 1948, no. 81; Paris, Musée du Petit Palais; The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts; Hartford, The Wadsworth Atheneum, William Bouguereau 1825-1905 , 9 February 1984-13 January 1985, no. 15.
Literature
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.
Catalog summary
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. Provenance The family of the artist. Exhibited Paris, Galerie Dewambez, 1920-1921; Lyon, Palais St. Pierre, Oeuvres italiennes de Bouguereau , April-June 1948, no. 81; Paris, Musée du Petit Palais; The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts; Hartford, The Wadsworth Atheneum, William Bouguereau 1825-1905 , 9 February 1984-13 January 1985, no. 15. Literature 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.