William-Adolphe BouguereauFrench, 1825–1905Le jour des morts
Can I see it?
Unknown
Where is “Le jour des morts” now? Collection: Musée des Beaux-Arts de Bordeaux, Bordeaux. Unknown.
Bordeaux, France
The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
Details
- Accession number
- Bx E 518 ; Bx M 6262
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- Musée des Beaux-Arts de Bordeaux
- Image: Musée des Beaux-Arts de Bordeaux — © Lysiane Gauthier; Ministère de la Culture (France), base Joconde
In the life of William-Adolphe Bouguereau
The whole life1857
The Salon of 1857: a medal, Gautier and Napoleon III’s commissions
The works Bouguereau shows at the Salon of 1857 arouse the enthusiasm of Théophile Gautier and win a medal of honour, above all for the decoration of the Bartholoni mansion. Commissions from Emperor Napoleon III follow: in 1857 an official commission for “The Emperor Visiting the Victims of the Flood at Tarascon in June 1856” (other accounts say the ministry gave this commission in 1856).
1 April 1857
Daughter born: Henriette Vincens
late 1850s
Paul Durand-Ruel and genre pictures
His growing family needs a steady income, and it comes from his acquaintance with the art dealer Paul Durand-Ruel, later the champion of the Impressionists: through him Bouguereau also meets Hugues Merle, who is later often compared with him. Small genre pictures — women in folk costume, family scenes — are in demand, predominate in Durand-Ruel’s own collection and open a new direction in Bouguereau’s work.
1859
Son born: Georges Bouguereau
12 July 1859 · Award
Knight of the Legion of Honour
25 December 1861
Daughter born: Jeanne Bouguereau
