Jean Baptiste Greuze

(French, 1725–1805)

Jean Baptiste Greuze was a French painter best known for his portraits, genre scenes, and history paintings. Greuze’s work was known for having sentimental and sometimes titillating subject matter, as well as for its formal combination of Rococo and Dutch Realist styles. Born on August 21, 1725 in Tournus, France, Greuze studied with Charles Grandon in Lyon and later at the Académie Royale de Peinture et de Sculpture in Paris. He would go on to apply to be a member of the Académie in Paris with mixed success, having applied with history paintings but only granted acceptance as a genre painter. Ultimately, Greuze’s marriage proved to be his downfall, since his wife both cheated on him and embezzled his money before their divorce. By the end of his life, Greuze, whose work had commanded some of the highest prices in France during the 1760s and 1770s, was nearly bankrupt. Today, his works are in the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, the Louvre Museum in Paris, and The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, among others. Greuze died on March 4, 1805 in Paris, France.

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Young Peasant Boy

Jean Baptiste Greuze

Young Peasant Boy

Sale Date: January 29, 2015

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A Mother and Her Children (2 works)

Jean Baptiste Greuze

A Mother and Her Children (2 works)

Sale Date: January 28, 2015

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Study of a Resting Goat

Attributed to Jean Baptiste Greuze

Study of a Resting Goat

Sale Date: January 28, 2015

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Head of a Young Boy

Jean Baptiste Greuze

Head of a Young Boy

Sale Date: January 28, 2015

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Head of a Sleeping Child

Jean Baptiste Greuze

Head of a Sleeping Child

Sale Date: January 28, 2015

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Portrait de Monsieur de ***

Attributed to Jean Baptiste Greuze

Portrait de Monsieur de ***

Sale Date: November 28, 2014

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Portrait of an officer of Dragoon Regiment No....

Jean Baptiste Greuze

Portrait of an officer of Dragoon Regiment No....

Sale Date: December 3, 2014

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La Paix du Ménage; La bonne Éducation (2..., 1765

Jean Baptiste Greuze

La Paix du Ménage; La bonne Éducation (2..., 1765

Sale Date: November 27, 2014

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Study of an arm (recto); Sketch of a seated...

Jean Baptiste Greuze

Study of an arm (recto); Sketch of a seated...

Sale Date: December 2, 2014

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Head of a young man looking to the left, wearing

Attributed to Jean Baptiste Greuze

Head of a young man looking to the left, wearing

Sale Date: December 2, 2014

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Portrait d'une jeune femme de trois-quart,...

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Portrait d'une jeune femme de trois-quart,...

Sale Date: November 17, 2014

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Figure d'homme barbu ou le philosophe grec, 1759

Jean Baptiste Greuze

Figure d'homme barbu ou le philosophe grec, 1759

Sale Date: November 17, 2014

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Un premier chagrin

Jean Baptiste Greuze

Un premier chagrin

Sale Date: November 18, 2014

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Bildnis eines Mädchens

Jean Baptiste Greuze

Bildnis eines Mädchens

Sale Date: November 7, 2014

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Portrait de jeune fille attablée à mi-corps

Jean Baptiste Greuze

Portrait de jeune fille attablée à mi-corps

Sale Date: November 5, 2014

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Allegorie des Herbstes

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Allegorie des Herbstes

Sale Date: September 17, 2014

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Monello mendicante, 1790–1800

Attributed to Jean Baptiste Greuze

Monello mendicante, 1790–1800

Sale Date: April 9, 2014

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A young lady sketching

Jean Baptiste Greuze

A young lady sketching

Sale Date: August 19, 2014

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Head of a young boy, in profile, looking up to...

Jean Baptiste Greuze

Head of a young boy, in profile, looking up to...

Sale Date: July 10, 2014

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Study of an arm (recto); Sketch of a..., 1757–1759

Jean Baptiste Greuze

Study of an arm (recto); Sketch of a..., 1757–1759

Sale Date: July 10, 2014

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L'Attention, 1780

Jean Baptiste Greuze

L'Attention, 1780

Sale Date: June 27, 2014

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A sketch of a Savoyard boy with his peep-show box

Jean Baptiste Greuze

A sketch of a Savoyard boy with his peep-show box

Sale Date: July 9, 2014

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La Blanchisseuse, 1800

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La Blanchisseuse, 1800

Sale Date: June 25, 2014

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Jeune homme en buste

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Jeune homme en buste

Sale Date: June 18, 2014

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