William Adolphe Bouguereau (French, 1825-1905)
William Adolphe Bouguereau (French, 1825-1905)

Après le bain

细节
William Adolphe Bouguereau (French, 1825-1905)
Après le bain
pencil and oil on canvas, unframed
13¾ x 10 5/8 in. (35 x 27 cm.)
来源
Anon. sale, Drouot Montaigne, Paris, 19 December 1996, no. 8.

拍品专文

This is a preparatory sketch by Bouguereau for his painting titled Après le bain of 1894 which hung in the famous Hausner Restaurant's collection until 1999 and is now in a private collection. It depicts one of Bouguereau's favourite models, Mademoiselle Elize Brugière.

To be included in the forthcoming Bouguereau catalogue raisonné currently being prepared by Damien Bartoli with the assistance of Frederick Ross, the Bouguereau Committee and the American Society of Classical Realism.