William Bouguereau Au bord du ruisseau

Property of a European Lady
William Bouguereau
La Rochelle 1825 - 1905
Au bord du ruisseau

signed and dated lower left: W-BOUGUEREAU-1879
oil on canvas
47 ½ by 36 in; 120.7 by 91.4 cm.

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Provenance:
With Goupil & Cie., Paris, no. 13617, acquired directly from the artist, June 1879, as Petites baigneuses;
With Knoedler & Co., New York, probably no. 1812, acquired from the above, August 1879, as Petites baigneuses;
Probably, from whom acquired by John Julius O'Fallon, St. Louis;
Probably, sold, Plaza Art Galleries, New York (according to a label on the reverse);
Private collection, New York;
By whom sold, New York, Sotheby's, 21 May 1987, lot 94 (as Les Jeunes Baigneuses);
Anonymous sale, Paris, Hôtel Drouot, 24 November 1988, lot 31 (as Enfants au bord de la rivière);
There acquired by the present collector.