William-Adolphe Bouguereau
French · 1825–1905 · Painter, Printmaker
William-Adolphe Bouguereau was a French academic painter. In his realistic genre paintings, he used mythological themes, making modern interpretations of classical subjects,… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
A study for Tendres ProposBonhams · $24,063≈ £17,893≈ €21,167Sign up to see
- DrawingBrunk Auctions · $19,000≈ £14,863≈ €17,476Sign up to see
- DrawingBrunk Auctions · $10,000≈ £7,823≈ €9,198Sign up to see
William-Adolphe Bouguereau’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
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Bonhams · Sep 19, 2025
$960Sign up free to see
Jackson's International Auctioneers · Jul 30, 2024
$3,250Sign up free to see
Brunk Auctions · Jun 5, 2024
$10,000Sign up free to see
Brunk Auctions · Jun 5, 2024
$19,000Sign up free to see
Bonhams · Nov 16, 2021
$24,063Sign up free to see
Twents Veilinghuis · Jan 11, 2019
€170Sign up free to see
Brunk Auctions · Jan 17, 2015
$7,000Sign up free to see
Works in museum collections
Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Bequest of Zene Montgomery Pyle, 1993 — Open …
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Collection, Bequest…
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Elliot L. Kamen, in memory of he…
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Artemis Karagheusian, in memory …
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Ellen Robinson, 1960 — Open Acce…
National Museum of Fine Arts, Argentina ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Museum of Fine Arts, Argentina
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Joslyn Art Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Joslyn Art Museum
Philbrook Museum of Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Philbrook Museum of Art
_-_Pieta_(1876).jpg)
http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/11dddb0a88b22dc6ecfae3a5b6f249fd ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/g…
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Minneapolis Institute of Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Minneapolis Institute of Art
_-_Le_Cr%C3%A9puscule_(1882).jpg)
National Museum of Fine Arts of Cuba ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Museum of Fine Arts of Cuba
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
_-_The_Birth_of_Venus_(1879).jpg)
Musée d'Orsay ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Musée d'Orsay
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Hinman B. Hurlbut Collection — Open Access (CC0)
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Noah L. Butkin — Open Access (CC0)
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Noah L. Butkin — Open Access (CC0)
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Noah L. Butkin — Open Access (CC0)
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Frances W. Ingalls Trust — Open Access (…
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, A. A. Munger Collection — public domain (CC0)