A Painting by Jean-Léon Gérôme from the Moreau-Nélaton Collection

Published on 25 September 2020, by Sophie Reyssat

Auction on 06 October 2020 - 14:00 (CEST) - Salle 1 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009

Last seen in 1900, this landscape of Paestum with a remarkable pedigree is appealing for its photographic qualities.

Jean-Léon Gérôme (1824-1904), Paestum, troupeau de buffles (Paestum, Buffalo Herd),... A Painting by Jean-Léon Gérôme from the Moreau-Nélaton Collection

Jean-Léon Gérôme (1824-1904), Paestum, troupeau de buffles (Paestum, Buffalo Herd), oil on canvas signed and dated 1851, 65 x 81 cm (canvas), 58 x 78.5 cm (image).
Estimate: €15,000/25,000

This painting is a rediscovery. Though mentioned as lost in Gerald M. Ackerman's Life and Work of Jean-Léon Gérôme: With a Catalogue Raisonné , in which it is reproduced, it lay hidden in a French private collection. Its last public appearance was in 1900 at the Moreau-Nélaton sale at the Georges Petit gallery in Paris: a prestigious provenance…

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