Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
ADJUNCT MODULE C: WORLD ART
Preferred Title:
Little Girl Holding Apples in Her Hands
Alternate Title:
Petite fille tenant des pommes dans les mains
Image View:
Overall view with frame
Creator:
William-Adolphe Bouguereau (French painter, 1825-1905)
Location:
repository: Colby College Museum of Art (Waterville, Maine, United States) 2013.022
Location Note:
5600 Mayflower Hill; The Lunder Collection
GPS:
44.565-69.660833
Date:
1895 (creation)
Cultural Context:
French
Style Period:
Nineteenth century
Work Type 1:
painting (visual work)
Classification:
Paintings
Material:
oil paint on canvas
Technique:
oil painting (technique)
Measurements:
93.35 cm (height) x 55.25 cm (width)
Subjects:
agriculture; botanical; human figure; portrait; child; fruit; apples
Description:
Bouguereau was always eager to include children in his works. This prevalent use and idealization of children is often responsible for the sentimentality that mars many of his works. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.oxfordart online.com/)
Collection:
Archivision Adjunct Module C: World Art
Identifier:
7A1-BOUGUER-VA-PF-A0 1
Rights:
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.

Little Girl Holding Apples in Her Hands