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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Die Unterwerfung Isaaks

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Die Unterwerfung Isaaks

Sale Date: April 29, 1995

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Portrait of a spaniel

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Portrait of a spaniel

Sale Date: April 11, 1995

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Young woman in blue, 1852

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Young woman in blue, 1852

Sale Date: April 11, 1995

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Le lion maudit, 1895

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Le lion maudit, 1895

Sale Date: April 11, 1995

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Etude de tête d'homme, vue de profil

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Etude de tête d'homme, vue de profil

Sale Date: April 7, 1995

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Napoléon à Sainte-Hélène ou Vision du captif , 1900

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Napoléon à Sainte-Hélène ou Vision du captif , 1900

Sale Date: April 5, 1995

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Danseuse à la pomme

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Danseuse à la pomme

Sale Date: March 24, 1995

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The dying eagle

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The dying eagle

Sale Date: February 18, 1995

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Anacréon 3: Cupid s'enfuit, 1881–1889

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Anacréon 3: Cupid s'enfuit, 1881–1889

Sale Date: February 16, 1995

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Bacchante and infant (wood nymph)

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Bacchante and infant (wood nymph)

Sale Date: February 16, 1995

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La poSte

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La poSte

Sale Date: February 10, 1995

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Femme maure au bain

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Femme maure au bain

Sale Date: February 10, 1995

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La danseuse à la pomme (ancient dancer)

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La danseuse à la pomme (ancient dancer)

Sale Date: January 19, 1995

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Plaudite cives

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Plaudite cives

Sale Date: January 19, 1995

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Bethsab,e

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Bethsab,e

Sale Date: January 19, 1995

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La victoire en p,plum

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La victoire en p,plum

Sale Date: January 19, 1995

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Femme au cerceau, 1891

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Femme au cerceau, 1891

Sale Date: December 21, 1994

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Etude de tête

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Etude de tête

Sale Date: December 5, 1994

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Kauernder Hund

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Kauernder Hund

Sale Date: December 2, 1994

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La joueuse de boule

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La joueuse de boule

Sale Date: November 25, 1994

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Study of a Lion

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Study of a Lion

Sale Date: November 18, 1994

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La Priere au Caire

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La Priere au Caire

Sale Date: November 18, 1994

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Un Marchand d'armes au Caire, 1869

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Un Marchand d'armes au Caire, 1869

Sale Date: November 18, 1994

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Un Hache-paille Egyptien (The Egyptian...

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Un Hache-paille Egyptien (The Egyptian...

Sale Date: November 18, 1994

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