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| William Adolphe Bouguereau Prêtresse de Bacchus (1894) oil on canvas 67¼ X 36 in. |
Sotheby's Auction House in New York City will be holding its Autumn sale of 19th Century European Art next month, on November 8, 2012. This particular sale features the largest selection of William Bouguereau paintings of the season, with eight offerings, including a small, technique-revealing ébauche of a young woman's head. Also included in the sale are paintings by Elizabeth Jane Gardner Bouguereau, Jules Bastien Lepage, Frederic Leighton, Edmund Blair Leighton, Sir John Lavery, and John William Godward.
Prior to the auction, all of the lots in the sale are available for public viewing. The dates and times of these previews are as follows:
Fri, 02 Nov 12 | 10:00 AM - 5:00 PMSat, 03 Nov 12 | 10:00 AM - 5:00 PMSun, 04 Nov 12 | 1:00 PM - 5:00 PMMon, 05 Nov 12 | 10:00 AM - 5:00 PMTue, 06 Nov 12 | 10:00 AM - 5:00 PMWed, 07 Nov 12 | 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
The entire catalog can be viewed online by visiting Sotheby's website, or by downloading the Sotheby's iPod app from the Apple Store.
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| William Adolphe Bouguereau Tricoteuse (1873) oil on canvas 25¾ X 21½ in. |
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| William Adolphe Bouguereau La branche de cerisier (1881) oil on canvas 63 X 43¼ in. |
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| William Adolphe Bouguereau Jeunes filles de fouesnant revenant du marché (1869) oil on canvas 30¼ X 23⅞ in. |
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| William Adolphe Bouguereau Le goûter (1901) oil on canvas 34⅞ X 22 in. |
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| William Adolphe Bouguereau La tasse de lait (1879) oil on canvas 28¼ X 19⅞ in. |
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| William Adolphe Bouguereau Frileuse (1872) oil on canvas 26 X 21¾ in. |
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| William Adolphe Bouguereau Study of a woman's head (ébauche) oil on canvas 13¾ X 10⅞ in. |
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| Elizabeth Jane Gardner Bouguereau Before the Engagement oil on canvas 45 X 31¼ in. |
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| Elizabeth Jane Gardner Bouguereau After the Engagement oil on canvas 45 X 31⅛ in. |
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| Jules Bastien-Lepage Portrait of Emile Bastien-Lepage oil on canvas 23⅞ X 17⅛ in. |
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| Jules Bastien-Lepage Self-Portrait (?) oil on canvas 23⅝ X 17¾ in. |
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| John William Godward A Tryst (1912) oil on canvas 50 X 31 in. |
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| John William Godward A Roman Beauty (1912) oil on canvas 19⅞ X 16 in. |
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| John William Godward Myrhinna (1915) oil o canvas 16 X 18 in. |
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| Léon-Jean-Basile Perrault Meditation oil on canvas 63½ X 36¼ in. |
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| Hugues Merle Young Girl in a Veil (1880) oil on canvas 29 X 24 in. |
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| Hugues Merle A Turkish Beauty (1868) oil on canvas 39¾ X 30⅝ in. |
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| Alexi Harlamoff Portrait of a Young Girl oil on canvas 26 X 19¾ in. |
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| Ludwig Deutsch The Scholars (1901) oil on panel 25⅜ X 19⅜ in. |
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| Émile Villa La Japonaise oil on canvas 46½ X 33¾ in. |
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| Frederick Brown Candidates for Girton oil on canvas 28¼ X 42¼ in. |
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| Pietro Saltini Le gioie di casa (Home Sweet Home) oil on canvas 36 X 50 in. |
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| Jehan Georges Vibert The Canon's Dinner (1875) oil on panel 21 X 28⅞ in. |
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| Eugen Von Blaas Sharing the News (1904) oil on panel 43⅜ X 32¾ in. |
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| Vittorio Matteo Corcos Un secret partagé (1888) oil on canvas 39¼ X 24½ in. |
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| Charles-Albert de Saint-Genois John Hewelt with his Marionettes oil on canvas 24⅜ X 20⅛ in. |
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| Joseph Lieck Sleeping Beauty (1889) oil on canvas 24 X 19 in. |
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| Sir Alfred James Munnings Shrimp Leading Two Hunters (1912) oil on canvas 20¼ X 24 in. |
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| Edmund Blair Leighton Vanquished (1884) oil on canvas 20¼ X 30¼ in. |
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| Sir John Lavery The Green Sofa oil on canvas 25¾ X 36¾ in. |
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| Frederic, Lord Leighton Study for the Daphnephoria charcoal and pencil heightened with white on blue paper 7¾ X 17¾ in. |
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| Peder Mørk Mønsted Charlottendun Forest (1908) oil on canvas 27½ X 39 in. |
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| Elisabeth Sonrel La Forêt de Brocéliande watercolor on board 18⅛ X 22½ in. |


































2 comments:
Joseph Lieck's Sleeping Beauty is wonderful!
Thank you for posting!!!!
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