Etude de tête d'Augustine

This work seems to have been an intended study for the famous painting Promenade à âne located at the Cummer Art Gallery in Jacksonville, Florida in which Augustine, who was the artist's favorite Italian model, appears riding a donkey.

It is also possible to connect this work to the painting Baigneuses dated from the same year (whereabouts unknown), for which Augustine also posed.

We are grateful to Damien Bartoli for his assistance in preparing this catalogue entry.

To be included in the forthcoming catalogue raisonné currently being prepared by Damien Bartoli with the assistance of Fred Ross, the Bouguereau Committee and the Art Renewal Center.