Théodore Géricault (1791-1824)

A year after Théodore Géricault's "Noailles Hindquarters" was classified as a French National Treasure, this equally large version comes at just the right time to stir up passionate debate.

Almost instantly recognisable, this group of lions bears the stamp of Théodore Géricault. These big cats were one of his favourite subjects, along with horses.

No, Théodore Géricault didn’t just paint horses… This Head of a Bulldog, heading up for auction this afternoon under Villanfray’s hammer, testifies to the painter’s passion for all animals. It’s thought to have been painted around 1818-1820, at least two years after a matching work, which is now held at the Louvre.

Disparaged during his lifetime and mourned after his death, Géricault still haunts auction houses.

The forerunner of Romanticism had his painter friend pose for The Raft of the Medusa, the masterpiece he presented at the 1819 Salon, which now can be found in the Louvre Museum. This portrait reflects his psychological studies.

With 100-odd paintings and drawings, this new retrospective at the Musée du Petit Palais in Paris explores different aspects of the work of this landscape painter, a forerunner and rebel in several respects.

As the Musée Roybet-Fould in the Paris suburb Courbevoie devotes an exhibition to the artist for the first time since 1980, we look back at the career of one of the stars of ceramics from the market angle. When he was barely 17, the young Théodore Deck...

The Chateau of Versailles is restoring the official history painter to his rightful place. The heir to a long line of artists and a friend of Géricault, his links with Asia were as enigmatic as they are troubling.

There is no shortage of Art Nouveau jewelry going under the hammer; but pieces by this artist are exceptional.

Pissarro enjoyed painting this tree, which evokes the peaceful haven of his garden that the painter liked to portray endlessly.