Breton Brother and Sister, 1871
William-Adolphe Bouguereau (French, 1825–1905)
Oil on canvas; 50 7/8 x 35 1/8 in. (129.2 x 89.2 cm)
Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Collection, Bequest of Catharine Lorillard Wolfe, 1887 (87.15.32)
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William-Adolphe Bouguereau (French, 1825–1905)
Oil on canvas; 50 7/8 x 35 1/8 in. (129.2 x 89.2 cm)
Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Collection, Bequest of Catharine Lorillard Wolfe, 1887 (87.15.32)
Bouguereau based at least five compositions, including this work of 1871, on studies he made during an 1868 trip to Brittany. He posed his young models in regional costume and painted them with the technical mastery for which he was already famous.
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