THE PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE COLLECTOR
William Adolphe Bouguereau (French, 1825-1905)

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William Adolphe Bouguereau (French, 1825-1905)

Self Portrait

signed and dated 'W. BOUGUEREAU/1886 upper right and inscribed 'A MON CHER PROFESSEUR ET AMI/Mr. SAGE' upper left--oil on canvas
18 1/8 x 15 1/8in. (46 x 38.4cm.)
Provenance
Anon., sale; Hotel Drouot, Paris, March 3, 1976, no. 29
Georges Martin du Nord, Paris (acquired February, 1977)
Exhibited
Ottawa, Ontario, The National Gallery of Canada, The Other 19th Century, May, 1978-August 1979, exh. cat, pp. 58-59, no. 13, illustrated

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