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LOTTO 1159:
BOUGUEREAU WILLIAM: (1825-1905) French painter. A.L.S., Wm. Bouguereau, one page, 8vo ...
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BOUGUEREAU WILLIAM: (1825-1905) French painter. A.L.S., Wm. Bouguereau, one page, 8vo, Paris, 21st May 1888, to Mr. A. Hustin (?) of the Paris Journal Illustre, in French. The artist informs his correspondent that ´Je vous autorise a reproduire dans le Paris Journal et dans la Vie Artistique la gravure de mon tableau "Le Premier Deuil" publiee par la revue de M. Baschet´ (Translation: ´I authorise you to reproduce in the Paris Journal and in the Vie Artistique the engraving of my painting "Le Premier Deuil" published by M. Baschet's magazine´). With blank integral leaf. Some very light age toning, only very slightly affecting the text and signature, otherwise VG
Le Premier Deuil (´First Mourning´) is an oil painting completed by Bouguereau in 1888. The work depicts the moment when Adam and Eve discover the body of their dead son, Abel, killed by Cain. It is housed in the National Museum of Fine Arts in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
