William-Adolphe BouguereauFrench, 1825–1905The Oreads
May one see it?
Unknown
Musée d'Orsay
Paris, France
The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
About the painting
The Oreads (French: Les Oréades) is an oil painting by the French artist William-Adolphe Bouguereau. It was painted in 1902 and its dimensions are 237.5 × 181.5 cm.
In 2009 the descendants of the artist donated the artwork to the Musée d'Orsay in Paris, where it is now exhibited.
Particulars
- Accession number
- RF 2010 4
In the catalog
Sources
- Wikidata
- Image: Musée d'Orsay — William-Adolphe Bouguereau · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Meanwhile, in the life of William-Adolphe Bouguereau
The whole life1885–1905
Post: chairperson
1899–1900
The illness and death of his son Paul
In early 1899 his son Paul contracts tuberculosis, and Paul, his stepmother and Bouguereau go to Menton in the south; when the stay is prolonged, the artist finds a room in which to paint. Paul dies at his father’s house in April 1900, aged 32: Bouguereau has outlived four of his five children, and only Henriette will outlive him.
1901
A banquet in honour of Nicholas II’s visit
In 1901 Bouguereau is invited to the official banquet in honour of the visit to France of the Russian emperor Nicholas II and the empress.
9 April 1903 · Award
Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour
