Auction on
01 February 2022 - 14:00 (CET) -
8-10, rue Miséricorde - 44000 Nantes
Weary of painting ancient ruins, the young Gérôme (1824-1904) left Rome for the countryside to find new, more original models, like the now famous Giacomo Orlandi di Subiaco.
Jean-Léon Gérôme (1824-1904), Tête de paysan de la campagne romaine (Head of a Peasant of the Roman Countryside), oval canvas mounted on panel, 14 x 12.5 x 15.7 cm/5.5 x 4.9 x 6.2 in. Estimate: €8,000/10,000
Jean-Léon Gérôme (1824-1904), Tête de paysan de la campagne romaine (Head of a Peasant of the Roman Countryside), oval canvas mounted on panel, 14 x 12.5 x 15.7 cm/5.5 x 4.9 x 6.2 in. Estimate: €8,000/10,000
Although the signature is difficult to read (the painting's owners thought they could make out " Géricault "), there is no doubt as to who produced this work now making its debut at auction: Jean-Léon Gérôme . This is because there are other portraits of the model by him: one in the Magnin Museum…
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