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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Eine Quellnymphe inmitten einer baumbewaldeten...

Jean Baptiste Greuze

Eine Quellnymphe inmitten einer baumbewaldeten...

Sale Date: November 27, 2010

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Portrait d'Anne d'Autriche et de Marie de...

Jean Baptiste Greuze

Portrait d'Anne d'Autriche et de Marie de...

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Elegant figures in an interior with peasants, a...

Circle of Jean Baptiste Greuze

Elegant figures in an interior with peasants, a...

Sale Date: December 10, 2010

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Der zerbrochene Krug

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Der zerbrochene Krug

Sale Date: December 14, 2010

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Eine junge Bacchantin

Circle of Jean Baptiste Greuze

Eine junge Bacchantin

Sale Date: December 14, 2010

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Ein kleines Mädchen mit einem Schoßhund

Attributed to Jean Baptiste Greuze

Ein kleines Mädchen mit einem Schoßhund

Sale Date: December 14, 2010

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Portrait of a woman with a brown turban and...

Jean Baptiste Greuze

Portrait of a woman with a brown turban and...

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Ennui

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Ennui

Sale Date: December 8, 2010

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Arztbesuch (contemporary copy)

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Arztbesuch (contemporary copy)

Sale Date: November 19, 2010

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Die Träumende

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Die Träumende

Sale Date: November 19, 2010

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The broken pitcher, 1850

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The broken pitcher, 1850

Sale Date: November 13, 2010

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A small girl with her dog

Jean Baptiste Greuze

A small girl with her dog

Sale Date: November 17, 2010

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Ritratto di Madame Cordonet

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Ritratto di Madame Cordonet

Sale Date: October 25, 2010

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Une jeune femme qui pleure son oiseau mort, 1765

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Une jeune femme qui pleure son oiseau mort, 1765

Sale Date: October 27, 2010

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Der Heiratskontrakt

Attributed to Jean Baptiste Greuze

Der Heiratskontrakt

Sale Date: October 13, 2010

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Portrait of a girl with her spaniel wearing a...

Follower of Jean Baptiste Greuze

Portrait of a girl with her spaniel wearing a...

Sale Date: August 31, 2010

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Portrait of a girl, head and shoulders

Jean Baptiste Greuze

Portrait of a girl, head and shoulders

Sale Date: July 8, 2010

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A seated female nude

Jean Baptiste Greuze

A seated female nude

Sale Date: July 7, 2010

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L'agneau chéri

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L'agneau chéri

Sale Date: June 23, 2010

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Le petit boudeur

Jean Baptiste Greuze

Le petit boudeur

Sale Date: June 23, 2010

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Le billet doux, 1800–1825

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Le billet doux, 1800–1825

Sale Date: June 21, 2010

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Etude de tête pour Le Testament déchiré

Jean Baptiste Greuze

Etude de tête pour Le Testament déchiré

Sale Date: June 21, 2010

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Femme accoudée à une table

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Femme accoudée à une table

Sale Date: June 21, 2010

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Tricoteuse endormie (Beim Stricken...

Workshop of Jean Baptiste Greuze

Tricoteuse endormie (Beim Stricken...

Sale Date: June 16, 2010

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