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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La joueuse de boules

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La joueuse de boules

Sale Date: June 12, 2006

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Belluaire plaudite cives

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Belluaire plaudite cives

Sale Date: June 12, 2006

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Printemps en Arabie

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Printemps en Arabie

Sale Date: June 13, 2006

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Return from the lion hunt

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Return from the lion hunt

Sale Date: April 25, 2006

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Two Italian peasant women and an infant, 1849

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Two Italian peasant women and an infant, 1849

Sale Date: April 25, 2006

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Two Italian peasants and a child

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Two Italian peasants and a child

Sale Date: April 25, 2006

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Printemps en Arabie, 1888

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Printemps en Arabie, 1888

Sale Date: December 9, 2005

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La danse du derviche tourneur (+ Une scène...

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La danse du derviche tourneur (+ Une scène...

Sale Date: December 9, 2005

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Caesar crossing the Rubicon

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Caesar crossing the Rubicon

Sale Date: May 24, 1989

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Washington

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Washington

Sale Date: May 24, 1989

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Tiger and leopard fighting over a kill

School of Jean-Léon Gérôme

Tiger and leopard fighting over a kill

Sale Date: November 12, 2005

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Portrait en pied de Monsieur Charles Joachim , 1872

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Portrait en pied de Monsieur Charles Joachim , 1872

Sale Date: November 23, 2005

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Une danseuse orientale

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Une danseuse orientale

Sale Date: November 18, 2005

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Merchant d'armes

Circle of Jean-Léon Gérôme

Merchant d'armes

Sale Date: November 22, 2005

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La joueuse de boules (The ball player)

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La joueuse de boules (The ball player)

Sale Date: November 15, 2005

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The guardians

Circle of Jean-Léon Gérôme

The guardians

Sale Date: November 15, 2005

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Portrait de la troisième fille de l'artiste, , 1874

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Portrait de la troisième fille de l'artiste, , 1874

Sale Date: October 19, 2005

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Portrait d'homme barbu

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Portrait d'homme barbu

Sale Date: October 19, 2005

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Portrait of Rachel Félix

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Portrait of Rachel Félix

Sale Date: October 26, 2005

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The Pyramids at daybreak

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The Pyramids at daybreak

Sale Date: October 25, 2005

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The flagmakers (Les fabricants de drapeaux)

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The flagmakers (Les fabricants de drapeaux)

Sale Date: October 25, 2005

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Figure of Napoleon entering Cairo, 1900

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Figure of Napoleon entering Cairo, 1900

Sale Date: December 2, 2004

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Buste de Bellone

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Buste de Bellone

Sale Date: June 27, 2005

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La Joueuse de boules (The ball player)

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La Joueuse de boules (The ball player)

Sale Date: July 8, 2005

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