Updated 16 June 2025
Currently not on display
Currently not on display
Brother and Sister
| Date | 1887 |
|---|---|
| Materials and Techniques | Oil on canvas |
| Size（cm） | 179 x 80 |
| Inscriptions | Signed and dated lower left: W BOUGUEREAU 1887 |
| Credit Line | Deposited by Iuchi Collection |
| Standard ref. | Bartoli/Ross 1887/04 |
| Category | Paintings |
| Collection Number | DEP.2022-0019 |
Provenance
Sold by Bouguereau to G. Lucas(?), 1887; Mrs. Charles H. Keep; M. Knoedler & Co., New York, August 1919, stock no. 14809; John Levy Galleries, New York; sold at Christie's, New York, 13 February 1981, lot no. 36; private collection, USA; sold at Christie's, New York, 1 November 1995, lot no. 30; private collection; private collection, Japan; deposited to NMWA, since 22 September 2022.
Exhibition History
- 2023
- Another 19th Century: Bouguereau, Millais, and the Academic Painters, The National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo, 19 September 2023 - 12 February 2024, cat. no. 20
Bibliography
- 1895
- Franquet, Charles, Comte de Franqueville. Le premier siècle de l'Institut de France, 25 oct. 1795-25 oct. 1895. Paris, J. Rothschild, 1895, p. 370
- 1991
- Walker, Mark Steven. William-Adolphe Bouguereau, A Summary Catalogue of the Paintings. William Adolph Bouguereau: l'art pompier. New York, Borghi & Co., 1991, p. 73
- 2010
- Bartoli, Damien; Ross, Frederick. William Bouguereau. Woodbridge, Antique Collectors’ Club in cooperation with the Art Renewal Center, 2010, p. 244, cat. no. 1887/04, col. repr.