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Bouguereau’s Fishing For Frogs Brings $1.76 Million at Heritage Auctions

Bouguereau’s Fishing For Frogs Brings $1.76 Million at Heritage Auctions

William Adolphe Bouguereau’s 1882 masterpiece Fishing For Frogs realized $1,762,500, including Buyer’s Premium at Heritage Auctions on Tuesday, May 15, as part of the company’s $5+ million American & European Art event.   The price set an auction house record, becoming the highest price-realized for a painting in Heritage’s history. There were several bids above the [...]

Bouguereau, Johnson, Renoir and Silva Top American and European Art Auction

Bouguereau, Johnson, Renoir and Silva Top American and European Art Auction

William Adolphe Bouguereau’s sublime Fishing For Frogs, 1882, is expected to bring $1,500,000+ as the offering on the European side of Heritage Auctions’ May 15 Signature American & European Art Auction, taking place at Heritage’s Dallas Design District Annex, 1518 Slocum Street, while Eastman Johnson’s lyrical Child at Prayer, circa 1873, is the top American [...]