Le jour (Day)

William-Adolphe Bouguereau

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Work Overview

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.