Sisters on the Shore
Artist
William Adolphe Bouguereau
French, 1825-1905
Date1896
Object PlaceFrance, Western Europe, Europe
MediumOil on canvas
ClassificationsPaintings
Dimensions36 × 56 inches (91.44 × 142.24 cm)
Credit LineGift of Charles Willis Ward
Object number09.2
DescriptionTwo young girls in a sea side setting. The girl on the left sits, right leg tucked behind her, hands clasped over left knee, facing viewer. The girl on the right stands, right arm about her sister's shoulder, left hand on hip, head cocked, eyes to viewer. In the background the sea- shore, cliffs to the left.On View
Not on viewLocations
- (not entered) Demo Museum (1995 Broadway), Department Storage, American Art, Unit 1
ProvenanceDetroit, Collection William O'Leary;
Detroit, Collection Charles Willis Ward, by whom given to the
DIA in 1909.
17th Century
c. 1678
18th Century
c. 1730
1540/1545
Bound Folio/Folio (leaf)
