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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Tanagra

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Tanagra

Sale Date: February 14, 1996

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Portrait de femme

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Portrait de femme

Sale Date: December 8, 1995

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Leda, 1894

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Leda, 1894

Sale Date: November 21, 1995

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Sélène, a bust

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Sélène, a bust

Sale Date: November 21, 1995

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A mullah

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A mullah

Sale Date: November 16, 1995

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A portrait of Jean Bart, 1862

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A portrait of Jean Bart, 1862

Sale Date: November 15, 1995

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Tigre aux aguets (tiger on the watch)

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Tigre aux aguets (tiger on the watch)

Sale Date: November 1, 1995

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Les baigneuses du harem

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Les baigneuses du harem

Sale Date: November 1, 1995

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Louis XI Donnant .manger aux pigeons de..., 1860

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Louis XI Donnant .manger aux pigeons de..., 1860

Sale Date: November 1, 1995

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The cock fight (Le combat de coqs)

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The cock fight (Le combat de coqs)

Sale Date: November 2, 1995

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Whoever you are here is your master (Love, the...

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Whoever you are here is your master (Love, the...

Sale Date: November 2, 1995

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Mirmillion (A Gallic gladiator)

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Mirmillion (A Gallic gladiator)

Sale Date: November 2, 1995

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Le travail du marbre, L'artiste sculptant..., 1890

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Le travail du marbre, L'artiste sculptant..., 1890

Sale Date: November 1, 1995

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La fin de la s,ance or Le mod,le recouvrant la...

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La fin de la s,ance or Le mod,le recouvrant la...

Sale Date: November 1, 1995

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Sculpturae vitam insuflat pictura' or..., 1893

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Sculpturae vitam insuflat pictura' or..., 1893

Sale Date: November 1, 1995

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Conte de la Rochefoucauld, Duc de Doudeauville,...

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Conte de la Rochefoucauld, Duc de Doudeauville,...

Sale Date: November 2, 1995

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Retarius

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Retarius

Sale Date: November 2, 1995

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Sunrise in the desert

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Sunrise in the desert

Sale Date: October 29, 1995

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The end of the seance

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The end of the seance

Sale Date: October 21, 1995

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Slaverinden fåres frem til bedåmmelse

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Slaverinden fåres frem til bedåmmelse

Sale Date: August 29, 1995

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Caesar assassinated, 1869

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Caesar assassinated, 1869

Sale Date: July 10, 1995

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Caravane en Marche

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Caravane en Marche

Sale Date: June 14, 1995

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Vision du captif de Sainte-Hélène

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Vision du captif de Sainte-Hélène

Sale Date: June 14, 1995

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Les colosses de Memnon, 1856

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Les colosses de Memnon, 1856

Sale Date: June 14, 1995

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