William Adolphe Bouguereau (French, 1825-1905)
The Muse (Philomèle)
signed and dated 'W. BOUGUEREAU/1861' (lower left)
oil on canvas
53¼ x 37½ in. (135.3 x 95.3 cm.)
Painted in 1861.
William Adolphe Bouguereau (French, 1825-1905)
The Muse (Philomèle)
signed and dated 'W. BOUGUEREAU/1861' (lower left)
oil on canvas
53¼ x 37½ in. (135.3 x 95.3 cm.)
Painted in 1861.
The artist.
with Durand-Ruel, Paris, 1866.
with M. Knoedler & Co., New York, 1864.
Mrs. L. Barrows.
Anonymous sale; American Art Association, New York, 26 February 1927, lot 200.
Judge Robert A. Hefner, Oklahoma City.
Bequest from the above to the Oklahoma Heritage Society, Oklahoma City, 1970.
L. d'Argencourt and M. Walker, William Bouguereau: 1825-1905, exhibition catalogue, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, 1984, p. 117, fig. 44.
M. Walker, William Bouguereau, A Summary Catalogue of the Paintings, New York, 1991, p. 66.
D. Bartoli and F. Ross, William Bouguereau: Catalogue Raisonné of his Painted Work, New York, 2010, pp. 202-3, no. 1861/06.
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