William Adolphe BOUGUEREAU (La Rochelle, 1825 - 1905) Study for First Mourning Pencil and white chalk on pink paper Repetition of the motif in the lower part Numbered '190' at top right Without frame Study for Premier deuil, pen and white chalk, by W. A. Bouguereau 12.79 x 19.68 in. 32.5 x 50 cm Provenance: It has remained in the artist's family up to the present day; Private collection, Normandy Our drawing is a preparation for the body of Abel in the painting Premier deuil, presented at the Salon of 1888 (Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes de Buenos Aires, inv. 2270; see D. Bartoli and F. C. Ross, William Bouguereau, New York, Antique collectors' club, 2010, t. 2, p. 246, cat. 1888/02, rep.). William Adolphe BOUGUEREAU (La Rochelle, 1825 - 1905) 32.5 x 50 cm Our drawing is a preparation for the body of Abel in the painting Premier deuil, presented at the Salon of 1888 (Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes de Buenos Aires, inv. 2270; see D. Bartoli and F. C. Ross, William Bouguereau, New York, Antique collectors' club, 2010, t. 2, p. 246, cat. 1888/02, rep.).