The Motherland (Alma Parens)

William-Adolphe Bouguereau

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Work Overview

The Motherland (Alma Parens)
L'âme parentale
William-Adolphe Bouguereau
Date: 1883
Style: Neoclassicism
Genre: allegorical painting
Media: oil, canvas
Dimensions: 139.7 x 230.51 cm
Location: Private Collection


Since 1975 prices for Bouguereau's works have climbed steadily, with major paintings selling at high prices: $1,500,000 in 1998 for The Heart's Awakening, $2,600,000 in 1999 for The Motherland and Charity at auction in May 2000 for $3,500,000. Bouguereau's works are in many public collections.