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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Danse aux sabres

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Danse aux sabres

Sale Date: October 22, 2008

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The prisoner

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The prisoner

Sale Date: October 4, 2008

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Le barde noir

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Le barde noir

Sale Date: October 23, 2008

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Danseuse à la pomme

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Danseuse à la pomme

Sale Date: October 21, 2008

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La Fuite en Egypte

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La Fuite en Egypte

Sale Date: October 21, 2008

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In einem orientalischen Harem (after La Terrasse

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In einem orientalischen Harem (after La Terrasse

Sale Date: September 17, 2008

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La fuite en Égypte

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La fuite en Égypte

Sale Date: August 3, 2008

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Helmstudien

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Helmstudien

Sale Date: July 4, 2008

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Danseuse à la pomme ou la danse

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Danseuse à la pomme ou la danse

Sale Date: June 9, 2008

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Un âne (study)

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Un âne (study)

Sale Date: June 23, 2008

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The circus maximus

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The circus maximus

Sale Date: July 2, 2008

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La fin de la séance, 1904

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La fin de la séance, 1904

Sale Date: July 2, 2008

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La rentrée des félins, 1902

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La rentrée des félins, 1902

Sale Date: July 2, 2008

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Corinthe

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Corinthe

Sale Date: June 25, 2008

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Buste d'esclave noire, 1872

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Buste d'esclave noire, 1872

Sale Date: June 24, 2008

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Etude de cavalier en armure

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Etude de cavalier en armure

Sale Date: June 24, 2008

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Jeune fille égyptienne, Egyptian girl, 1877

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Jeune fille égyptienne, Egyptian girl, 1877

Sale Date: July 2, 2008

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Lion aux aguets, on the watch

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Lion aux aguets, on the watch

Sale Date: July 2, 2008

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Femme circassienne voilée, veiled circassian , 1876

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Femme circassienne voilée, veiled circassian , 1876

Sale Date: July 2, 2008

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Study of a leaping greyhound

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Study of a leaping greyhound

Sale Date: June 12, 2008

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Personnage symbolisant la Turquie

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Personnage symbolisant la Turquie

Sale Date: June 3, 2008

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Moses on Mount Sinai

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Moses on Mount Sinai

Sale Date: May 30, 2008

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Femme voilée

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Femme voilée

Sale Date: May 30, 2008

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Bonaparte entering Cairo (Bonaparte entrant au...

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Bonaparte entering Cairo (Bonaparte entrant au...

Sale Date: May 29, 2008

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