Little Girl

This is a bust-length portrait of a young girl with pale, luminous skin, blue eyes, and curly light brown hair, looking softly outward. Her hands are joined in a prayer-like gesture, and she wears an off-the-shoulder white garment against a dark, nearly black background that heightens the figure’s glow. The painting embodies Bouguereau’s polished Academic realism, with smooth, blended brushwork, delicate tonal transitions, and an idealized, contemplative mood, dated 1878.