Gustave Moreau

(French, 1826–1898)

Gustave Moreau was a French Symbolist painter known for his jewel-like depictions of mythological and religious subject matter. In his work Salomé Dancing before Herod (1876), Moreau emphasized both the eroticism and ornamental aspects of the scene with heavy impasto and glints of bright color. “The expression of human feelings and the passions of man certainly interest me deeply,” he once explained. “But I am less concerned with expressing the motions of the soul and mind than to render visible, the inner flashes of intuition which have something divine in their apparent insignificance and reveal magic, even divine horizons, when they are transposed into the marvelous effects of pure plastic art.” Born on April 6, 1826 in Paris, France, he studied at the École des Beaux-Arts before taking private courses under the painter Théodore Chassériau, whose work Moreau profoundly admired. Travelling to Italy in 1857, he studied paintings of Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Giovanni Bellini over a two year period. Along with his influence on the younger Symbolist painter Odilon Redon, Moreau was also notably the professor of Henri Matisse and Georges Rouault at the École des Beaux-Arts. He died on April 18, 1898 in Paris, France. In 1903, the Musée National Gustave Moreau opened to the public in Paris. Today, the artist’s works are held in the collections of the Musée d’Orsay in Paris, the National Gallery in London, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, among others.

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Oedipe et le Sphinx, 1864

Gustave Moreau

Oedipe et le Sphinx, 1864

Sale Date: October 26, 2004

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Projets de costume pour l'opéra de Sapho

Gustave Moreau

Projets de costume pour l'opéra de Sapho

Sale Date: September 23, 2004

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Les fables de la fontaine, 1881–1881

Gustave Moreau

Les fables de la fontaine, 1881–1881

Sale Date: October 10, 2003

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Sainte Élisabeth de Hongrie or Le..., 1879–1879

Gustave Moreau

Sainte Élisabeth de Hongrie or Le..., 1879–1879

Sale Date: June 15, 2004

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Narcissus, 1890–1890

Gustave Moreau

Narcissus, 1890–1890

Sale Date: April 22, 2004

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Europe, 1895–1895

Gustave Moreau

Europe, 1895–1895

Sale Date: December 3, 2003

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La Source surprise par un satyre

Gustave Moreau

La Source surprise par un satyre

Sale Date: November 18, 2003

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Christ and Mary Magdalene (Noli me..., 1889–1889

Gustave Moreau

Christ and Mary Magdalene (Noli me..., 1889–1889

Sale Date: June 19, 2003

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Jupiter et Sémélé, 1900–1925

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Jupiter et Sémélé, 1900–1925

Sale Date: April 14, 2003

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L'apparition

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L'apparition

Sale Date: April 14, 2003

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Les plaintes du poète

Gustave Moreau

Les plaintes du poète

Sale Date: December 5, 2002

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Europe, 1897–1897

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Europe, 1897–1897

Sale Date: December 2, 2002

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Phébus et Borée

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Phébus et Borée

Sale Date: June 26, 2002

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Le loup et l'agneau

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Le loup et l'agneau

Sale Date: June 26, 2002

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La Fortune et le jeune enfant

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La Fortune et le jeune enfant

Sale Date: June 26, 2002

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La souris métamorphosée en fille

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La souris métamorphosée en fille

Sale Date: June 26, 2002

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Les plaintes du poète

Gustave Moreau

Les plaintes du poète

Sale Date: April 19, 2002

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Feuille d'études de personnages

Gustave Moreau

Feuille d'études de personnages

Sale Date: April 9, 2002

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Salomé tenant la tête de Saint..., 1876–1876

Gustave Moreau

Salomé tenant la tête de Saint..., 1876–1876

Sale Date: March 25, 2002

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Bethsabée au bain

Gustave Moreau

Bethsabée au bain

Sale Date: December 19, 2001

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Diana and Actaeon

Circle of Gustave Moreau

Diana and Actaeon

Sale Date: November 29, 2001

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Saint Sebastien (Étude avec saintes femmes et...

Gustave Moreau

Saint Sebastien (Étude avec saintes femmes et...

Sale Date: November 19, 2001

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Saint Sébastien et ses bourreaux, 1873–1873

Gustave Moreau

Saint Sébastien et ses bourreaux, 1873–1873

Sale Date: November 9, 2001

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Sainte Cécile (Les anges lui annoncent son...

Gustave Moreau

Sainte Cécile (Les anges lui annoncent son...

Sale Date: November 9, 2001

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