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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La jeune fille à la marguerite

Follower of Jean Baptiste Greuze

La jeune fille à la marguerite

Sale Date: June 6, 2014

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Two children and a dog

Jean Baptiste Greuze

Two children and a dog

Sale Date: June 4, 2014

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Portrait of Jean Antoine Hubert Vassal de..., 1772

Jean Baptiste Greuze

Portrait of Jean Antoine Hubert Vassal de..., 1772

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La Rêveuse (Bust of young woman)

Jean Baptiste Greuze

La Rêveuse (Bust of young woman)

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Portrait of a Lady

Circle of Jean Baptiste Greuze

Portrait of a Lady

Sale Date: May 18, 2014

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Portrait of a young woman, 1878

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Portrait of a young woman, 1878

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Marie l'Égyptienne

Attributed to Jean Baptiste Greuze

Marie l'Égyptienne

Sale Date: May 16, 2014

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La Visite au grand-père

Jean Baptiste Greuze

La Visite au grand-père

Sale Date: April 9, 2014

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Figure de jeune homme

Jean Baptiste Greuze

Figure de jeune homme

Sale Date: April 7, 2014

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Verliebtes Paar mit Blumenkorb

Circle of Jean Baptiste Greuze

Verliebtes Paar mit Blumenkorb

Sale Date: April 12, 2014

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Halbbildnis eines Knaben mit Seidenkragen

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Halbbildnis eines Knaben mit Seidenkragen

Sale Date: March 27, 2014

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Femme tenant un enfant dans ses bras

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Femme tenant un enfant dans ses bras

Sale Date: March 25, 2014

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Portrait d'une femme au bonnet

Circle of Jean Baptiste Greuze

Portrait d'une femme au bonnet

Sale Date: March 24, 2014

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Kinderporträt

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Kinderporträt

Sale Date: March 26, 2014

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Mädchen mit Hund

Circle of Jean Baptiste Greuze

Mädchen mit Hund

Sale Date: March 28, 2014

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Le petit boudeur

Studio of Jean Baptiste Greuze

Le petit boudeur

Sale Date: March 26, 2014

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Femme près d'un fauteuil (study for Le Testament

Jean Baptiste Greuze

Femme près d'un fauteuil (study for Le Testament

Sale Date: March 26, 2014

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A young girl weeping over her dead bird

In the manner of Jean Baptiste Greuze

A young girl weeping over her dead bird

Sale Date: February 23, 2014

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La coquette

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La coquette

Sale Date: January 31, 2014

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Head of a woman

School of Jean Baptiste Greuze

Head of a woman

Sale Date: January 31, 2014

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A girl at a parapet

Jean Baptiste Greuze

A girl at a parapet

Sale Date: January 29, 2014

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Portrait of a little girl looking over her...

Jean Baptiste Greuze

Portrait of a little girl looking over her...

Sale Date: January 30, 2014

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Portrait of the Comtesse Du Barry

Jean Baptiste Greuze

Portrait of the Comtesse Du Barry

Sale Date: January 30, 2014

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The happy family

Jean Baptiste Greuze

The happy family

Sale Date: January 29, 2014

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