The Bathers
William Adolphe Bouguereau (French, 1825–1905)
1884
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Materials & printing
Archival matte paper, 189 g/m² (10.3 mil), sourced from Japan, printed with multicolor water-based inkjet so every brushstroke stays crisp. Framed prints arrive ready to hang in a .75″ ayous-wood frame with an acrylite front. Sized to standard frames by cropping, never stretching — at most about 3% comes off one edge, which isn’t noticeable on most pieces, and we only offer a size when it stays that small.
Shipping & returns
Made to order and delivered in 5–8 business days (2–4 to print, 3–4 in transit). US shipping only for now. Because each print is made for your order, all sales are final — but if it arrives damaged or defective, send us a photo within 14 days and we’ll replace it free. Full policy.
Why is it this affordable?
A thin, flat margin on every piece — just enough to keep the store running. Most of what you pay is the print itself. We only sell sizes that reproduce at full quality, and we don’t mark up the large sizes the way most shops do.
Details
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Original size
- 200.7 × 128.9 cm (79 × 50 3/4 in.)
Museum record · 2 owners · 5 exhibitions
Provenance
- Sold by the artist to Goupil & Cie, Paris, October 17, 1884; sold to Charles F. Haseltine, Philadelphia, August 4, 1885 for 36,000 francs; his sale, New York, 1886, for 100,450 francs.
- Albert A. Munger (died 1898), Chicago, by 1894; bequeathed to the Art Institute, 1901.
Exhibitions
- Exhibited at London, French Gallery, 1884–85.
- Toledo Museum of Art, The Spirit of Modern France 1745–1946, November–December 1946; traveled to Toronto Art Gallery, January–February 1947.
- Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, Gay Nineties Exhibition, Fall 1950.
- Miami Art Center, The Artist and the Sea, March 21–April 18, 1969.
- Paris, Musée du Petit Palais, William Bouguereau 1825–1905, February 9–May 6, 1984; traveled to Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, June 22–September 23, 1984; Hartford, Wadsworth Atheneum, October 27, 1984–January 13, 1985.
