French
1824-1904
Jean Leon Gerome Galleries
French painter, sculptor, and teacher. Son of a goldsmith, he studied in Paris and painted melodramatic and often erotic historical and mythological compositions, excelling as a draftsman in the linear style of Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres. His best-known works are scenes inspired by several visits to Egypt. In his later years he produced mostly sculpture. He exerted much influence as a teacher at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts; his pupils included Odilon Redon and Thomas Eakins. A staunch defender of the academic tradition, he tried in 1893 to block the government acceptance of the Impressionist works bequeathed by Gustave Caillebotte.
1859
Catalogue #116
43 x 29 cm (16 x 11.25 inches)
Wallace Collection, London
1859
Catalogue #116
43 x 29 cm (16 x 11.25 inches)
Wallace Collection, London
1852
Catalogue #48
133 x 95 cm (52.5 x 37.5 inches)
Robert Goldsamt Collection, New York
1852
Catalogue #48
133 x 95 cm (52.5 x 37.5 inches)
Robert Goldsamt Collection, New York
Height Width
INS/CM Quality
X
Tiger on the Watch
Tiger on the Watch
Painting ID:: 1440
1889
Catalogue #361
98.5 x 159 cm (38.5 x 62.5 inches)
Art Institute, Chicago
1889
Catalogue #361
98.5 x 159 cm (38.5 x 62.5 inches)
Art Institute, Chicago
French
1824-1904
Jean Leon Gerome Galleries
French painter, sculptor, and teacher. Son of a goldsmith, he studied in Paris and painted melodramatic and often erotic historical and mythological compositions, excelling as a draftsman in the linear style of Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres. His best-known works are scenes inspired by several visits to Egypt. In his later years he produced mostly sculpture. He exerted much influence as a teacher at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts; his pupils included Odilon Redon and Thomas Eakins. A staunch defender of the academic tradition, he tried in 1893 to block the government acceptance of the Impressionist works bequeathed by Gustave Caillebotte.