William-Adolphe Bouguereau
Le Travail Interrompu , 1891 (Executed)
Lot #41 |
2026-05-18 |
Sotheby's, New York
Old Master & 19th Century Paintings
Category:
Painting
Estimate:
USD 300,000 - 400,000 (currency of sale)
Price Sold:
Auction Details
Auction house: Sotheby's
Auction number: N12131
Auction name: Old Master & 19th Century Paintings
Auction type: Fine Art
Location: New York
Start date: 2026-05-18
End date: 2026-06-02
Currency: USD
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Lot Description
Details
Genre: 19th Century French Art
Department: Painting & Works on Paper
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Dimensions: canvas: 39 ½ by 23 ⅝ in.; 100.3 by 60.9 cm framed: 47 ⅛ by 31 ⅜ in.; 119.7 by 79.7 cm
Item measurements:
Height In Centimeters:
100.3
Width In Centimeters:
60.9
Height In Inches:
39.37
Width In Inches:
23.62
Height In Centimeters:
119.7
Width In Centimeters:
79.7
Height In Inches:
47.17
Width In Inches:
31.1
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Year notes: Executed in 1891.
Provenance
With Arthur Tooth & Sons Ltd., London, no. 62 (acquired directly from the artist, March 1892, as Girl Knitting ); William Vanderbilt (1849–1920), New York; With T. Gilbert Brouillette Gallery, New York; Samuel Bloomfield; His sale, Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, 12 March 1969, lot 122; William A. Rudd; With M. Knoedler & Co., New York; His sale, Sotheby’s, New York, 23 May 1985, lot 67, reproduced; Vincent Crisci (acquired at the above sale); His sale, Sotheby’s, New York, 22 May 1991, lot 56, reproduced; Property from the Collection of Mrs. Lois L. Fields; Her sale, Sotheby’s, New York, 13–20 May 2021, lot 211; Where acquired by the present owner.
Literature
Bouguereau's account book (as Le travail interrompu (réduction) , then Jeune fille et l'Amour/Distraction); William Bouguereau, 1825–1905 , exhibition catalogue, Paris, Musée du Petit Palais; Montreal, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts; Hartford, Wadsworth Atheneum, 9 February 1984 – 13 January 1985, p. 125, reproduced; M. S. Walker, William-Adolphe Bouguereau: A Summary Catalogue of the Paintings , New York 1991, p. 73; D. Bartoli and F. C. Ross, William Bouguereau: Catalogue Raisonné of His Painted Work , New York 2010, p. 278, cat. no. 1891/15A, reproduced; D. Bartoli and F. C. Ross, William Bouguereau: Catalogue Raisonné of His Painted Work , New York 2014, p. 278, cat. no. 1891/15A, reproduced.
Catalog summary
Property of a Private Collector William-Adolphe Bouguereau La Rochelle 1825 - 1905 Le travail Interrompu signed center left: W-BOUGUEREAU oil on canvas canvas: 39 ½ by 23 ⅝ in.; 100.3 by 60.9 cm framed: 47 ⅛ by 31 ⅜ in.; 119.7 by 79.7 cm Executed in 1891. Provenance With Arthur Tooth & Sons Ltd., London, no. 62 (acquired directly from the artist, March 1892, as Girl Knitting ); William Vanderbilt (1849–1920), New York; With T. Gilbert Brouillette Gallery, New York; Samuel Bloomfield; His sale, Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, 12 March 1969, lot 122; William A. Rudd; With M. Knoedler & Co., New York; His sale, Sotheby’s, New York, 23 May 1985, lot 67, reproduced; Vincent Crisci (acquired at the above sale); His sale, Sotheby’s, New York, 22 May 1991, lot 56, reproduced; Property from the Collection of Mrs. Lois L. Fields; Her sale, Sotheby’s, New York, 13–20 May 2021, lot 211; Where acquired by the present owner. Literature Bouguereau's account book (as Le travail interrompu (réduction) , then Jeune fille et l'Amour/Distraction); William Bouguereau, 1825–1905 , exhibition catalogue, Paris, Musée du Petit Palais; Montreal, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts; Hartford, Wadsworth Atheneum, 9 February 1984 – 13 January 1985, p. 125, reproduced; M. S. Walker, William-Adolphe Bouguereau: A Summary Catalogue of the Paintings , New York 1991, p. 73; D. Bartoli and F. C. Ross, William Bouguereau: Catalogue Raisonné of His Painted Work , New York 2010, p. 278, cat. no. 1891/15A, reproduced; D. Bartoli and F. C. Ross, William Bouguereau: Catalogue Raisonné of His Painted Work , New York 2014, p. 278, cat. no. 1891/15A, reproduced.