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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Un Petit Garçon

Jean Baptiste Greuze

Un Petit Garçon

Sale Date: September 27, 2019

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Portrait of a Young Man

Jean Baptiste Greuze

Portrait of a Young Man

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Drawing of a Man

Jean Baptiste Greuze

Drawing of a Man

Sale Date: September 15, 2019

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BILDNIS EINES KNÄBLEINS

Attributed to Jean Baptiste Greuze

BILDNIS EINES KNÄBLEINS

Sale Date: June 27, 2019

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The first harvest of the wheat

Jean Baptiste Greuze

The first harvest of the wheat

Sale Date: July 2, 2019

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Portrait d'une petite fille tournée vers la droite

Jean Baptiste Greuze

Portrait d'une petite fille tournée vers la droite

Sale Date: June 13, 2019

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Portrait d'un petit enfant tourné vers la droite

Jean Baptiste Greuze

Portrait d'un petit enfant tourné vers la droite

Sale Date: June 13, 2019

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Portrait d'un jeune garçon

Jean Baptiste Greuze

Portrait d'un jeune garçon

Sale Date: June 25, 2019

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PORTRAIT OF A YOUNG WOMAN, BUST LENGTH

Jean Baptiste Greuze

PORTRAIT OF A YOUNG WOMAN, BUST LENGTH

Sale Date: May 22, 2019

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Portrait of a young girl reading

Jean Baptiste Greuze

Portrait of a young girl reading

Sale Date: May 26, 2019

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Mädchenbildnis

After Jean Baptiste Greuze

Mädchenbildnis

Sale Date: April 17, 2019

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A pouting girl (La Petite boudeuse)

Attributed to Jean Baptiste Greuze

A pouting girl (La Petite boudeuse)

Sale Date: April 30, 2019

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Bildnis eines jungen Mädchens

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Bildnis eines jungen Mädchens

Sale Date: April 5, 2019

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Portrait d'un jeune garçon

Jean Baptiste Greuze

Portrait d'un jeune garçon

Sale Date: March 27, 2019

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Tête d'expression-Jeune fille suppliante

Jean Baptiste Greuze

Tête d'expression-Jeune fille suppliante

Sale Date: March 28, 2019

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La Petite boudeuse

Jean Baptiste Greuze

La Petite boudeuse

Sale Date: March 27, 2019

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Der zerbrochene Krug

After Jean Baptiste Greuze

Der zerbrochene Krug

Sale Date: February 19, 2019

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Der zerbrochene Krug

After Jean Baptiste Greuze

Der zerbrochene Krug

Sale Date: January 22, 2019

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Portrait of a young woman

Jean Baptiste Greuze

Portrait of a young woman

Sale Date: January 31, 2019

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Der zerbrochene Krug

After Jean Baptiste Greuze

Der zerbrochene Krug

Sale Date: December 11, 2018

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Jeune fille au bonnet, 1800

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Jeune fille au bonnet, 1800

Sale Date: December 14, 2018

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Jeune femme au fichu blanc

Jean Baptiste Greuze

Jeune femme au fichu blanc

Sale Date: November 13, 2018

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The Distributor of Rosaries (The Hermit)

After Jean Baptiste Greuze

The Distributor of Rosaries (The Hermit)

Sale Date: October 20, 2018

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A young girl with a ruffled bonnet

Jean Baptiste Greuze

A young girl with a ruffled bonnet

Sale Date: October 2, 2018

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