Gabrielle Cot

Gabrielle Cot (French pronunciation: ​[ɡabʁijɛl kɔt])[1] is a portrait oil on canvas painting by William-Adolphe Bouguereau from 1890. Gabrielle Cot was the daughter of the French painter Pierre Auguste Cot, the most notable pupil of Bouguereau. This painting was the only non-commissioned painting he ever painted.[2][3][4]

Gabrielle Cot
ArtistWilliam-Adolphe Bouguereau
Year1890
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions45.5 cm × 38 cm (17.9 in × 15 in)
OwnerPrivate collection: Fred and Sherry Ross

Background

Initially the work was started as a study for another painting but Bouguereau was enthralled by her charm and beauty, so he decided to paint a portrait of her.[5]

Description

The painting measures 45.7 by 38.1 centimetres (18.0 by 15.0 in) and bears the artist's signature, W-BOUGUEREAU, and the date of 1890 in the lower left corner.[6]

Exhibitions and provenance

The painting was gifted to Madame Duret by Bouguereau on the occasion of Gabrielle's marriage. Gabrielle married an architect named Zilin in 1890. The painting was exhibited at the Cercle de L'union Artistique in Paris during 1891.[6] It remained in Duret's family passing down via inheritance until it was sold in New York on 25 May 1983.[6] It was held in a private collection until being sold again in New York on 10 November 1998; it was exhibited a year later in 1999 at the Newington Cropsey Foundation.[6]

References

Citations

  1. Rubin, James Henry (1979). "Pierre-Auguste Cot's The Storm". Metropolitan Museum Journal. 14: 191–200. doi:10.2307/1512746. JSTOR 1512746.
  2. "Gabrielle Cot". allart.biz.
  3. "Artrenewal; William Adolphe Bouguereau (William Bouguereau) (1825-1905) Portrait de Gabrielle Cot". artrenewal.org.
  4. "portrait-de-gabrielle-cot". books0977.tumblr.com.
  5. Williams (2015), p. 1891
  6. "Sotheby's 19th Century European Art" (PDF). Sotheby's. Retrieved 9 April 2015.

Bibliography

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