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William Bouguereau, Young Mother Gazing at Her Child

William Bouguereau

1825–1905

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  1. William Bouguereau, Dryade, 1904, oil on canvasDryadeRago Auctions · $504,000≈ £402,363≈ €467,576Sign up to see
  2. William Bouguereau, After the Bath, Pencil on PaperAfter the BathClarke Auction Gallery · $500≈ £384≈ €447Sign up to see

William 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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William Bouguereau, Dryade, 1904, oil on canvas
Dryade, 1904
Rago Auctions · May 10, 2024
$504,000Sign up free to see
Two Young Girls with Apple and Sewing Yarn
Brunk Auctions · Nov 16, 2018
$750Sign up free to see
William Bouguereau, After the Bath, Pencil on Paper
After the Bath
Clarke Auction Gallery · May 21, 2017
$500Sign 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.

William Bouguereau, Young Mother Gazing at Her Child
Young Mother Gazing at Her Child1871 · Oil on canvas
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Bequest of Zene Montgomery Pyle, 1993 — Open …
William Bouguereau, Breton Brother and Sister
Breton Brother and Sister1871 · Oil on canvas
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Collection, Bequest…
William Bouguereau, The Proposal
The Proposal1872 · Oil on canvas
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Elliot L. Kamen, in memory of he…
William Bouguereau, Two Sleeping Children
Two Sleeping Childrenn.d. · Black chalk, heightened with white chalk
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Artemis Karagheusian, in memory …
William Bouguereau, Art and Literature
Art and Literature1882 · Lithograph
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Ellen Robinson, 1960 — Open Acce…
William Bouguereau, The Meditation
The Meditation1901
Cincinnati Art Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Cincinnati Art Museum
William Bouguereau, Going to the Bath (Boston)
Going to the Bath (Boston)
Boston Public Library ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Boston Public Library
William Bouguereau, La petite fille aux yeux bleus
La petite fille aux yeux bleus1868
Raclin Murphy Museum of Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Raclin Murphy Museum of Art
William Bouguereau, Inspiration
Inspiration1898
Wikimedia Commons ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)
William Bouguereau, Young Girl Defending Herself Against Eros
Young Girl Defending Herself Against Eros1880
University of North Carolina Wilmington ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — University of North Carolina Wilmington
William Bouguereau, Portrait of the Viscountess of Chabrol
Portrait of the Viscountess of Chabrol1866
Wikimedia Commons ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)
William Bouguereau, Girl with a Pomegranate
Girl with a Pomegranate1875
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Art Institute of Chicago
William Bouguereau, By the Sea
By the Sea1903
Dahesh Museum of Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Dahesh Museum of Art
William Bouguereau, Rest
Rest1879 · oil on fabric
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Hinman B. Hurlbut Collection — Open Access (CC0)
William Bouguereau, Arion on a Sea Horse
Arion on a Sea Horse1855 · oil on fabric
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Noah L. Butkin — Open Access (CC0)
William Bouguereau, Arion on a Sea Horse and Bacchante on a Panther (pair)
Arion on a Sea Horse and Bacchante on a Panther (pair)1855 · oil on fabric
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Noah L. Butkin — Open Access (CC0)
William Bouguereau, Bacchante on a Panther
Bacchante on a Panther1855 · oil on fabric
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Noah L. Butkin — Open Access (CC0)
William Bouguereau, A Calling
A Calling1896 · oil on fabric
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Frances W. Ingalls Trust — Open Access (…
William Bouguereau, The Bathers
The Bathers1884 · Oil on canvas
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, A. A. Munger Collection — public domain (CC0)

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