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William-Adolphe Bouguereau — La petite écolière (The Little Schoolgirl)
William-Adolphe Bouguereau

La petite écolière (The Little Schoolgirl)

William-Adolphe Bouguereau's La petite écolière (The Little Schoolgirl) is an oil painting exemplifying 19th-century academic art. The work depicts a young female subject with characteristic technical precision and romanticized sentiment.

Medium
oil on canvas

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Bouguereau and His Circle: Then and Now

January 26, 2023

Estimate: $600,000$800,000

Lot 212

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William-Adolphe Bouguereau, La petite écolière (The Little Schoolgirl)

William-Adolphe Bouguereau's La petite écolière (The Little Schoolgirl) is an oil painting exemplifying 19th-century academic art. The work depicts a young female subject with characteristic technical precision and romanticized sentiment.

Medium
oil on canvas
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

French, 19th Century, Girl, Classical, Soft Tones, Portrait, Academic, Figurative, Oil on Canvas, Romantic

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