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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Portrait of a young girl holding a sheet of music

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Portrait of a young girl holding a sheet of music

Sale Date: July 5, 2005

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Portrait of a girl, half-length, in a bonnet,...

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Portrait of a girl, half-length, in a bonnet,...

Sale Date: July 6, 2005

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Innocence: A girl in a white chemise, looking up

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Innocence: A girl in a white chemise, looking up

Sale Date: July 6, 2005

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L'enfant gâté: A boy standing at a table..., 1761

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L'enfant gâté: A boy standing at a table..., 1761

Sale Date: July 5, 2005

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L'oiseleur: A birdcatcher tunes his guitar

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L'oiseleur: A birdcatcher tunes his guitar

Sale Date: July 6, 2005

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La crushe cassée

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La crushe cassée

Sale Date: June 22, 2005

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The milk maid (+ The flower girl; pair)

In the manner of Jean Baptiste Greuze

The milk maid (+ The flower girl; pair)

Sale Date: May 22, 2005

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Portrait d'une jeune femme en prière

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Portrait d'une jeune femme en prière

Sale Date: April 27, 2005

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Deux romains vus à mi-corps se disputant, 1780

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Deux romains vus à mi-corps se disputant, 1780

Sale Date: April 21, 2005

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Bildnis eines Mädchens mit weißer Haube und lila

Attributed to Jean Baptiste Greuze

Bildnis eines Mädchens mit weißer Haube und lila

Sale Date: April 14, 2005

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La lecture de la Bible

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La lecture de la Bible

Sale Date: March 18, 2005

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Le désespoir amoureux

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Le désespoir amoureux

Sale Date: March 17, 2005

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Portrait de César Gabriel, duc de..., 1759–1769

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Portrait de César Gabriel, duc de..., 1759–1769

Sale Date: November 17, 2004

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A child with an apple

In the manner of Jean Baptiste Greuze

A child with an apple

Sale Date: February 1, 2005

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Portrait of an actress as Roxanne in Bazajet

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Portrait of an actress as Roxanne in Bazajet

Sale Date: January 27, 2005

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Head of a young girl looking upwards

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Head of a young girl looking upwards

Sale Date: January 27, 2005

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Une Vestale

Attributed to Jean Baptiste Greuze

Sale Date: January 28, 2005

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The adulteress

In the manner of Jean Baptiste Greuze

The adulteress

Sale Date: January 29, 2005

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The father's curse: The ungrateful son

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The father's curse: The ungrateful son

Sale Date: January 29, 2005

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A young boy turned to the left

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A young boy turned to the left

Sale Date: January 25, 2005

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Head of a girl looking down

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Head of a girl looking down

Sale Date: January 25, 2005

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Jeune femme rêvant, accoudée à une table

Attributed to Jean Baptiste Greuze

Jeune femme rêvant, accoudée à une table

Sale Date: December 15, 2004

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Jeune garçon rêvant

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Jeune garçon rêvant

Sale Date: December 15, 2004

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Portrait de jeune garçon

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Portrait de jeune garçon

Sale Date: December 16, 2004

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