The Apples (Les pommes)
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The Apples (Les pommes)
1897 - 189719th
25.63 in. x 20.13 in. (65.09 cm x 51.12 cm)
William-Adolphe Bouguereau, (1825–1905)
User Text 1 William-Adolphe Bouguereau, a highly successful exponent of French academic painting, began his studies in Paris in 1846. He began painting chiefly mythological scenes and later turned to religious subjects. Little Girl with Basket of Apples is characterized by a slick, almost photographic realism and a sentimental approach to his subject. He painted many such genre scenes as this in his garden at La Rochelle using the daughters of local farmers or workmen as models. Working directly from the model, Bouguereau began with pen and pencil drawing, followed by a sketch in grisaille (a painting in shades of gray), and then made a full-scale cartoon in charcoal. When the composition was finally established, he transferred it to canvas. Bouguereau is admired today for his superb technique, although his somewhat saccharine subject matter is not currently in fashion.
Creation Place:
Europe, France
Medium and Support:
Oil on canvas
Credit Line:
Bequest of Harry Steenbock
Accession Number:
69.5.2
Title formerly read "Little Girl with Basket of Apples," changed to "The Apples (Les pommes)" as per catalogue raisonne. KDA 5/24/2021
Current Location:
Chazen : Gallery : 18
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Exhibition List
This object was included in the following exhibitions:
- Inaugural Exhibition: 19th & 20th Cen. Art from Collection of Alumni & Friends The Elvehjem Art Center , 9/11/1970 - 11/8/1970
Dimensions
- Overall Dimensions: 25.63 in. x 20.13 in. (65.09 cm x 51.12 cm)
- Frame Dimensions: ()
Provenance History
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Owner Name: Arthur Tooth & Sons
Role: Dealer
Place: London, England
Dates: 1898
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Owner Name: Unknown private collection
Dates:
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Owner Name: Steenbock, Harry
Role: Owner
Place: Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Dates: 1969
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Owner Name: Bouguereau, William-Adolphe
Role: Owner
Dates: 1897
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Owner Name: M. Knoedler & Co.
Role: Dealer
Place: New York City, New York, United States
Dates: 1898, 1898
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Owner Name: Oakman, Walter G.
Role: Owner
Place: New York City, New York, United States
Dates: 1898
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Owner Name: Elvehjem Art Center [now known as Chazen Museum of Art]
Role: Owner
Place: Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Dates: 1969
Bibliography List
This object has the following bibliographic references:
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Elvehjem Art Center. "Inaugural Exhibition: 19th & 20th Century Art from Collections of Alumni & Friends." Madison, WI: Regents of the University of Wisconsin, 1970.
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Regents of the University of Wisconsin.
Madison, 1970
Page Number: p. 26, Figure Number: no. 9 -
Vachon, Marius. "W Bouguereau." Paris: A. Lahure, 1900.
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A. Lahure.
1900
Page Number: p. 159 -
Damien Bartoli
and Frederick Ross.
Damien Bartoli with Frederick Ross. "William Bouguereau: Catalogue Raisonné of his Painted Work." New York: Antique Collectors' Club, in cooperation with The Art Renewal Center, 2014.
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Antique Collectors' Club.
2014
Page Number: pp. 316-17, Figure Number: cat. no. 1897/05
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