Le jour William Adolphe Bouguereau (French, 1825-1905) oil on canvas 82 x 43 in. (208.3 x 109.2 cm.) Painted in 1884. Estimate USD 500,000 - USD 700,000
Provenance with Goupil & Cie., Paris (acquired directly from the artist). with Knoedler & Co., New York. Robert Graves; American Art Association, New York, 9-10 February 1887, lot 199. with Knoedler & Co., New York. with F. Schnitter & Son. Anonymous sale; Parke Bernet Galleries, Inc., New York, 14 January, 1943, lot, 92. Julius Weitzner. Private Collection, Connecticut.
Pre-Lot Text THE PROPERTY OF A CALIFORNIA COLLECTOR
Literature C. Vendryès, 'Bouguereau,' Dictionnaire illustré des Beaux Arts, Bouguereau, Paris, 1885, p. 64. M. Vachon, W. Bouguereau, Paris, 1900, p. 155. M. S. Walker, 'A Summary Catalogue of the Paintings,' in William Adolphe Bouguereau: L'Art Pompier, Borghi & Co., New York, 1991, p. 72.
Exhibited Paris, Salon, 1884.
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