Girl with Violets

Painting

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Drexel Founding Collection

Name/Title

Girl with Violets

Entry/Object ID

28

Category

Painting

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Anthony J. Drexel, Philadelphia

Notes

Date: 1893 Credit Line: Bequest of Anthony J. Drexel Means of Accession: Bequest

Made/Created

Artist

William Adolphe Bouguereau

Date made

1872

Place

Country

France

Continent

Europe

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Notes

Signature: Bottom proper left, “1872/ W Bouguereau” in black print

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Framed

Height

31 in

Width

26-1/2 in

Dimension Description

Unframed

Height

19 in

Width

14-1/2 in

Exhibitions

Gateway to the University: The Collections at Drexel
Curator Pick of the Month
If These Walls Could Talk: An Invitation into the Home and Life of Anthony J. Drexel

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Exhibition Label

Label

Girl with Violets is a notable part of the Drexel Collection because it was painted by the French academic painter William Adolphe Bouguereau in 1872. Bouguereau is considered arguably the greatest painter of the human figure of all time. He not only captures the subtle nuances of personality and mood, but is believed to be able to capture the very souls and spirits of his subjects like Rembrandt. While Rembrandt is said to have captured the soul of age, Bouguereau is believed to have captured the soul of youth.

General Notes

Note

4/24/03 - A similar painting sold at Sotheby's on 4/24/03 for $366,400. See file.