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Lalique and Gérôme: a Unique, Unprecedented Duo

Published on , by Claire Papon
Auction on 17 December 2021 - 14:00 (CET) - Salle 1 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009

Don't judge it by its small size. This antique-style head in bronze and glass enhanced with silver paint is the work of two great artists: Jean-Léon Gérôme and René Lalique.

Jean-Léon Gérôme (1824-1904) and René Lalique (1860-1945), Tête antiquisante (Antique-style... Lalique and Gérôme: a Unique, Unprecedented Duo

Jean-Léon Gérôme (1824-1904) and René Lalique (1860-1945), Tête antiquisante (Antique-style Head), bronze with medallion patina and silver paint, face in blue glass, h 12 cm/4.7 in, late 19th century.
Estimate: €10,000/15,000

Art history is full of wonderful meetings, and here is evidence of one. This small head reveals the abundant creativity of Gérôme , who by the late 19th century had already been largely acclaimed for his paintings…
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Decorative arts from the 16th to the 19th century
Friday 17 December 2021 - 14:00 (CET) - Live
Salle 1 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009 Paris
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