Jean-Léon Gérôme

(French, 1824–1904)

Jean-Léon Gérôme was a French artist known for his highly finished paintings and sculptures of mythological, Orientalist, and historical scenes. With technical virtuosity, Gérôme created paintings such as Pollice Verso (1872), an elaborate depiction of an ancient Roman gladiator poised to slay his enemy. Born on May 11, 1824 in Vesoul, France, he studied under the artist Paul Delaroche in Paris as a youth. In 1843, when Delaroche shuttered his studio to move to Italy, the young Gérôme went along to study the sites of ancient Rome. Returning to Paris a year later, he entered the studio of Charles Gleyre so he could be eligible for the prestigious Prix de Rome competition. Despite failing to win the prize, Gérôme won third place in the 1847 Salon with another painting. This effectively launched his career, and in the decades that followed, the artist consolidated his early success with several state-funded commissions. In his search for exotic subject matter, the artist traveled to Istanbul, Egypt, and North Africa. A revered teacher at the École des Beaux-Arts, Gérôme publicly derided many of his Impressionist contemporaries, including Édouard Manet and Claude Monet. He painted and sculpted up until his death on January 10, 1904 in Paris, France. Today, the artist’s works are held in the collections of the Louvre Museum in Paris, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, and the National Gallery in London, among others.

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Étude de romain

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Étude de romain

Sale Date: December 5, 2002

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Le roi Candaule, 1858–1858

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Le roi Candaule, 1858–1858

Sale Date: November 18, 2002

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La danse

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La danse

Sale Date: November 18, 2002

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Plaudite cives

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Plaudite cives

Sale Date: November 18, 2002

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Solomon's wall Jerusalem (The wailing wall)

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Solomon's wall Jerusalem (The wailing wall)

Sale Date: October 29, 2002

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The Flight into Egypt

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The Flight into Egypt

Sale Date: October 29, 2002

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A collaboration (Corneille and Moliére)

Studio of Jean-Léon Gérôme

A collaboration (Corneille and Moliére)

Sale Date: September 4, 2002

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Bishop Belzunce of Marseille making a vow to the

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Bishop Belzunce of Marseille making a vow to the

Sale Date: August 29, 2002

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Androcles and the lion

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Androcles and the lion

Sale Date: July 9, 2002

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Neuf courtisans à mi-corps derrière une , 1878–1878

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Neuf courtisans à mi-corps derrière une , 1878–1878

Sale Date: July 5, 2002

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Album de dessins (album of 154 works)

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Album de dessins (album of 154 works)

Sale Date: June 27, 2002

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Allégories de la Sculpture et de la Peinture...

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Allégories de la Sculpture et de la Peinture...

Sale Date: June 27, 2002

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Un arnaute et ses chiens

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Un arnaute et ses chiens

Sale Date: June 27, 2002

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Danseuse à la pomme

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Danseuse à la pomme

Sale Date: June 27, 2002

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La prière dans le désert, 1864–1864

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La prière dans le désert, 1864–1864

Sale Date: June 20, 2002

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Étude pour un tableau représentant une...

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Étude pour un tableau représentant une...

Sale Date: June 14, 2002

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Femme au voile

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Femme au voile

Sale Date: May 1, 2002

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Napoleon at Cairo, study

Studio of Jean-Léon Gérôme

Napoleon at Cairo, study

Sale Date: April 24, 2002

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Lion et lionne de l'Atlas

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Lion et lionne de l'Atlas

Sale Date: April 24, 2002

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A collaboration (Corneille and Molière), 1873–1873

Studio of Jean-Léon Gérôme

A collaboration (Corneille and Molière), 1873–1873

Sale Date: April 23, 2002

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Portrait du docteur Guérin

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Portrait du docteur Guérin

Sale Date: April 19, 2002

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Le Christ Enfant sur un âne

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Le Christ Enfant sur un âne

Sale Date: April 16, 2002

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L'aigle expirant de Waterloo

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L'aigle expirant de Waterloo

Sale Date: April 16, 2002

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Personnage

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Personnage

Sale Date: April 10, 2002

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