Description

William Adolphe Bouguereau
(French, 1825-1905)
Psyche (L'Extase), 1892
oil on canvas
signed W. Bouguereau and dated (lower left)
43 x 26 inches.

Property from The Lucie Sable Sandler Trust, Lincolnwood, Illinois

Provenance:
Tooth & Sons, 1893
Watson Art Galleries, Montreal, Canada
Galleries Maurice Sternberg, Chicago, Illinois

Literature:
Catalogue Braun & Clement, 1907, no. 4230
Marius Vachon, W. Bouguereau, New York, 1890, p. 158
Mark Steven Walker, "William-Adolphe Bouguereau, A Summary Catalogue of the Paintings," William-Adolphe Bouguereau, L'Art Pompier, exh. cat., Borghi & Co., New York, 1991, p. 73
Damien Bartoli with Fred Ross, William Bouguereau, Catalogue Raisonn? of his Painted Works, New York, 2010, no. 1892/02, p. 280, illustrated in color p. 281