Dawn (Bouguereau)

Dawn
ArtistWilliam-Adolphe Bouguereau
Year1881
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions214.9 cm × 107 cm (84.6 in × 42 in)
LocationBirmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham, Alabama

Dawn (French: L'Aurore), also known as the Girl with a Lily, is an oil-on-canvas painting created in 1881 by the French artist William-Adolphe Bouguereau. It was one of his most notable works. Its dimensions are 214.9 × 107 cm.[1] This is the first in a series of canvases representing the four Times of Day: the others were Dusk in 1882; Night in 1883; and Day in 1884.

It is now in the Birmingham Museum of Art.[2]

References

  1. ^ "L'Aurore (Dawn)". Birmingham Museum of Art. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  2. ^ "L'aurore". Art Renewal Center. Retrieved 27 February 2019.