Heritage to offer Bouguereau with distinguished provenance, June 9

Detail of William Adolphe Bouguereau’s ‘Bergere (Shepherdess),’ estimated at $500,000-$700,000. Image courtesy of Heritage Auctions, ha.com
William Adolphe Bouguereau, ‘Bergere (Shepherdess),’ estimated at $500,000-$700,000. Image courtesy of Heritage Auctions, ha.com
William Adolphe Bouguereau, ‘Bergere (Shepherdess),’ estimated at $500,000-$700,000. Image courtesy of Heritage Auctions, ha.com

DALLAS — On Friday, June 9, Heritage leads its Fine European Signature® Auction with a painting once owned by two great Americans who earned the title of “museum makers” — the exceptional 1888 oil on canvas by William Adolphe Bouguereau was in the personal collections of both John Joseph Albright, who made his fortune in coal and shipping and founded the Albright Art Gallery (later the Albright-Knox) in Buffalo, New York; and Amon G. Carter, Sr., creator and publisher of the Fort-Worth Telegram and progenitor of the Amon Carter Museum of American Art in Fort Worth, Texas. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Bouguereau painting with artist provenance leads Freeman’s Feb. 14 auction

Detail of William-Adolphe Bouguereau’s ‘La Fleur Preferee,’ estimated at $400,000-$600,000. Image courtesy of Freeman’s
William-Adolphe Bouguereau, ‘La Fleur Preferee,’ estimated at $400,000-$600,000. Image courtesy of Freeman’s
William-Adolphe Bouguereau (1825-1905), ‘La Fleur Preferee (Favorite Flower),’ estimated at $400,000-$600,000. Image courtesy of Freeman’s

PHILADELPHIA — Freeman’s biannual European Art & Old Masters auction brings the best of the Continent, England and Scotland to market, and the Tuesday, February 14 edition will be led by La Fleur Preferee (Favorite Flower), a striking life-size outdoor portrait of a farm girl by William-Adolphe Bouguereau (1825-1905), estimated at $400,000-$600,000. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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