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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At the well

Circle of Jean-Léon Gérôme

At the well

Sale Date: May 20, 1997

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Autoportrait au chevalet

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Autoportrait au chevalet

Sale Date: April 24, 1997

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Danse du sabre

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Danse du sabre

Sale Date: April 10, 1997

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La joueuse de boule

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La joueuse de boule

Sale Date: April 2, 1997

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Portrait du peintre Lambert en habit turc, 1860

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Portrait du peintre Lambert en habit turc, 1860

Sale Date: March 19, 1997

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Study from figure of Nubian la toilette au bain

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Study from figure of Nubian la toilette au bain

Sale Date: March 14, 1997

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Tigre aux aguets (Tiger on the watch)

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Tigre aux aguets (Tiger on the watch)

Sale Date: February 12, 1997

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Le derviche tourneur (The whirling dervish), 1895

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Le derviche tourneur (The whirling dervish), 1895

Sale Date: February 12, 1997

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Le combat de coqs

Attributed to Jean-Léon Gérôme

Le combat de coqs

Sale Date: February 12, 1997

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Veiled circassian lady

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Veiled circassian lady

Sale Date: February 11, 1997

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Japanese imploring a divinity

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Japanese imploring a divinity

Sale Date: February 11, 1997

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Napoleon and his general staff in Egypt

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Napoleon and his general staff in Egypt

Sale Date: February 11, 1997

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Julius Caesar and his staff

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Julius Caesar and his staff

Sale Date: February 11, 1997

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Bonaparte entrant à Caire

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Bonaparte entrant à Caire

Sale Date: February 11, 1997

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Bethsabée

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Bethsabée

Sale Date: January 9, 1997

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La danse or Danseuse à la pomme

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La danse or Danseuse à la pomme

Sale Date: December 20, 1996

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La joueuse de boules

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La joueuse de boules

Sale Date: December 17, 1996

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Bonaparte à cheval

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Bonaparte à cheval

Sale Date: December 17, 1996

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Les colosses de Memmon, 1856

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Les colosses de Memmon, 1856

Sale Date: December 9, 1996

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Le femme au voile or Femme voilée

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Le femme au voile or Femme voilée

Sale Date: December 9, 1996

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La danseuse or La danseuse à la pomme

Jean-Léon Gérôme

La danseuse or La danseuse à la pomme

Sale Date: December 9, 1996

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Étude de cheval

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Étude de cheval

Sale Date: December 4, 1996

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Cavalier Arabe

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Cavalier Arabe

Sale Date: December 4, 1996

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Dispute d'arabes, 1872

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Dispute d'arabes, 1872

Sale Date: November 21, 1996

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