Jeanleon Gerome
21st Century and Contemporary Naturalistic Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
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Early 1900s Fauvist Figurative Paintings
Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Gouache
Antique 1890s French Classical Greek Busts
Bronze
1970s Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Early 1800s French School Figurative Sculptures
Marble
1930s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Figurative Sculptures
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20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Marble
20th Century American Other Tableware
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Antique 1880s French Belle Époque Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
Early 20th Century Academic Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
19th Century Academic Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
19th Century Realist Portrait Paintings
Panel, Oil
1910s Art Deco Nude Sculptures
Bronze
1980s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Bird Cages
Metal
Jean-Léon Gérôme for sale on 1stDibs
One of the most prominent French Academic painters of the 19th century, Jean-Léon Gérôme is today credited with fashioning an entirely new artistic ideology. One of the originators of the Orientalist style, Gérôme was also a stalwart defender of Academic painting, which was waning under the rise of realism and Impressionism. Inspired by the year he spent in Rome with Paul Delaroche in 1834, he developed an insatiable appetite for traveling, and throughout his career, he traveled widely in Turkey, Egypt, and North Africa. His years exploring the Near East inspired his greatest Orientalist works, his Moorish and Turkish bath scenes.
A sculptor as well as a painter, Gérôme’s female figures have the same classical precision of Ingres but are executed with a more pronounced sensuality and realism. Enjoying great popularity and success during his lifetime, he was actively courted and patronized by private collectors and nobility. Today, the majority of Gérôme's works are held in major museums, with very few remaining in private hands.
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(Biography provided by M.S. Rau)
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Figurative sculptures mix reality and imagination, with the most common muse being the human body. Animals are also inspirations for these sculptures, along with forms found in nature.
While figurative sculpture dates back over 35,000 years, the term came into popularity in the 20th century to distinguish it from abstract art. It was aligned with the Expressionist movement in that many of its artists portrayed reality but in a nonnaturalistic and emotional way. In the 1940s, Alberto Giacometti — a Swiss-born artist who was interested in African art, Cubism and Surrealism — created now-iconic representational sculptures of the human figure, and after World War II, figurative sculpture as a movement continued to flourish in Europe.
Lucian Freud and Francis Bacon were some of the leading figurative artists during this period. Artists like Jeff Koons and Maurizio Cattelan propelled the evolution of figurative sculpture into the 21st century.
Figurative sculptures can be whimsical, uncanny and beautiful. Their materials range from stone and wood to metal and delicate ceramics. Even in smaller sizes, the sculptures make bold statements. A bronze sculpture by Salvador Dalí enhances a room; a statuesque bull by Jacques Owczarek depicts strength with its broad chest while its thin legs speak of fragility. Figurative sculptures allow viewers to see what is possible when life is reimagined.
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