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Success for William Bouguereau's Studio

Result EUR60,000
Published on , by Philippe Dufour
Auction on 13 October 2019 - 15:00 (CEST) - 8-10, rue de Castries - 69002 Lyon

After remaining with the painter's descendants for many years, this unique group of works from his studio illustrated his virtuosic ability to capture expression and feeling, with a grand total of €431,360.

William Adolphe Bouguereau (1825-1905), Loin du pays (Far from Home) (reduction),... Success for William Bouguereau's Studio

William Adolphe Bouguereau (1825-1905), Loin du pays (Far from Home) (reduction), oil on panel, 66 x 44.5 cm.
Result: €60,000

This was the case with an ecstatic Portrait of a woman with her head thrown back : a superb painting of one of his anonymous models. The contrast between the exquisitely rendered face and the blank canvas background was not the…
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SUCCESSION de M. X : Rare ensemble d'oeuvres de William BOUGUEREAU et importante collection de verreries
Sunday 13 October 2019 - 15:00 (CEST) - Live
8-10, rue de Castries - 69002 Lyon
Conan Belleville Hôtel d'Ainay
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Willliam Bouguereau, Private Version
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Willliam Bouguereau, Private Version

This is a big event for the great academic painter’s admirers: 16 works straight from his studio will come up for auction.
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