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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Tigre couche, au clair du lune

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Tigre couche, au clair du lune

Sale Date: November 21, 1996

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A young woman leaning on a railing, 1870

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A young woman leaning on a railing, 1870

Sale Date: November 21, 1996

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Un bain maure (Femme turque au bain), 1874–1877

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Un bain maure (Femme turque au bain), 1874–1877

Sale Date: November 21, 1996

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Une plaisanterie (arnaute fumant au nez d'un , 1882

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Une plaisanterie (arnaute fumant au nez d'un , 1882

Sale Date: October 25, 1996

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L'aigle expirant de Waterloo

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L'aigle expirant de Waterloo

Sale Date: October 25, 1996

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Corinthe

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Corinthe

Sale Date: October 25, 1996

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La soif (The thirst), 1888

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La soif (The thirst), 1888

Sale Date: October 24, 1996

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A Turkish butcher in Jerusalem (Boucher turc , 1863

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A Turkish butcher in Jerusalem (Boucher turc , 1863

Sale Date: October 24, 1996

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Moroccan girl (The black servant girl)

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Moroccan girl (The black servant girl)

Sale Date: October 24, 1996

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Portrait of Mlle. Durand (Portrait of Madame , 1853

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Portrait of Mlle. Durand (Portrait of Madame , 1853

Sale Date: October 24, 1996

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Corinthienne 'Non licet omnibus adire Corinthum'

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Corinthienne 'Non licet omnibus adire Corinthum'

Sale Date: July 4, 1996

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La danse ou Danseuse à la pomme

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La danse ou Danseuse à la pomme

Sale Date: July 4, 1996

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Bacchante

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Bacchante

Sale Date: July 4, 1996

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Femme au voile

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Femme au voile

Sale Date: July 4, 1996

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Chasse au lion

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Chasse au lion

Sale Date: June 25, 1996

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Tigre couché, au clair de lune

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Tigre couché, au clair de lune

Sale Date: June 25, 1996

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La danse pyrrhique, 1885

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La danse pyrrhique, 1885

Sale Date: June 14, 1996

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An Arab caravan outside a fortified town

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An Arab caravan outside a fortified town

Sale Date: June 12, 1996

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Bewegungsstudie eines Kavaliers

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Bewegungsstudie eines Kavaliers

Sale Date: June 7, 1996

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A study for 'Les deux augures'

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A study for 'Les deux augures'

Sale Date: May 24, 1996

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The accepted prayer

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The accepted prayer

Sale Date: May 23, 1996

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Lion sur une falaise

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Lion sur une falaise

Sale Date: May 23, 1996

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Taureau et picador, 1867

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Taureau et picador, 1867

Sale Date: May 23, 1996

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Corinthe

Jean-Léon Gérôme

Corinthe

Sale Date: May 23, 1996

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