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)
19th Century French Ormolu Sculpture of a Baccante, by Jean-Léon Gérôme
By Jean-Léon Gérôme
Located in New York, NY
A gorgeous 19th century French ormolu sculpture of a Baccante, by Jean-Léon Gérôme. This incredible sculpture is by Jean-Léon Gérôme (French, 1824-1904), one of the most famous and i...
Bronze
19th Century Russian Ormolu "Dancing Bear" Sculpture
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th century Russian Ormolu "Dancing Bear" sculpture, finely cast figure of a bear holding a twig, standing on a roped revolving, iron pedestal. The simp...
Bronze, Iron, Ormolu
19th Century Bronze Sculpture "The Letter"
Located in Rochester, NY
Antique bronze sculpture of man reading a letter or proclamation. Marble base, 19th century. Unsigned.
Bronze
Pair of French Ormolu Figural Candelabra, 19th Century
Located in Cypress, CA
Exquisite pair of French Louis XV style gilt bronze five-light figural candelabra, 19th century. Five foliage-inspired candleholders are conjoined by intricate gilt bronze scrollin...
Bronze
French Champlevé Enamel & Ormolu Letter Rack, Late 19th Century
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
French Champlevé Enamel & Ormolu Letter Rack, Late 19th Century A richly ornamented French champlevé enamel and gilt bronze letter rack, dating to the late 19th century. This jewel-...
Ormolu
$760Sale Price|20% Off
H 7.75 in W 2.5 in D 3.25 in
19th Century French Ormolu & Patinated Bronze Sculpture of a Seated Satyr
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th Century French Ormolu & Patinated Bronze Sculpture of a Seated Satyr France, Circa 1875 A good quality 19th Century French Ormolu & Patinated Bronze Sculpture of a Seated Saty...
Bronze, Ormolu
Late 19th C Effigy of Mephistopheles on a Bronze Dresser Tray
Located in San Francisco, CA
Late 19th C Effigy of Mephistopheles on a bronze dresser tray. Leaning into the tray with a contemplative pose and conniving expression. Best known for his role in Faust. Caught in h...
Bronze
19th Century Bronze Decorative Piece
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Late 19th Century French bronze decorative piece by Leon Dufrene (French 1880 - 1917) " Putto on Lion ". The piece is in great condition with minor wear consistent with age / use. Ar...
Bronze
$2,299
H 10.63 in W 5.44 in D 4.14 in
19th Century, Silvered Bronze Sculpture with the Struggle for Life by E. Drouot
By Edouard Drouot
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Edouard Drouot (1859-1945), The struggle for life (La Lutte pour la Vie), Silvered Bronze and Green marble sculpture Signed "E. Drouot" This valuable bronze-silvered sculpture is the work of the French sculptor Edouard Drouot (1859-1945) and depicts La The struggle for life (La Lutte pour la Vie). It is the representation of a man with a statuary and classicist physique, dressed only with a thong, while struggling with a fierce panther, climbing on a rocky group. Some identify the man Milone of Crotone, ancient Greek...
Marble, Bronze
Brown Patina Bronze Sculpture by Léon Pilet, 19th Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Brown patina bronze sculpture by Léon Pilet, 19th century. A bronze sculpture by Léon Pilet with a brown patina, representing a woman seated on a rock, 19th century, Napoleon III pe...
Bronze
19th Century Victorian Cast Iron "Lion" Inkwell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Figural lion inkwell boasting original paint with hinged lion's head concealing the well, circa late 1800s Patina / paint loss consistent with age / use.
Iron
$2,800Sale Price|37% Off
H 6.3 in W 11.03 in D 3.15 in
Early 19th Century French Ormolu-Gilded Inkwell
Located in Copenhagen, K
French cut-glass, Palisander and ormolu inkwell. Sneaks as handle and claw on ball feet. Original glass wells and two drawers.
Bronze
$2,800Sale Price|20% Off
H 11.23 in W 12.6 in D 4.93 in
Large Silvered Lion Sculpture, France, Early 20th Century
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
An early 20th century Silverplated Lion. This particular example very well modelled. Mounted over a Portoro Italian marble base. Perfect size to...
Marble, Metal
Jean-Leon Gerome Bacchante à la Grappe Gilt Bronze Sculpture
By Jean-Léon Gérôme
Located in New York, US
Our very large gilt bronze figure by Jean-Leon Gerome (1824-1904) depicts Venus holding and leaning upon a Dionysian staff with pine cone finial as Cupid clambers up the staff. Based marked JL GEROME.
Bronze
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H 14.5 in W 5.5 in D 5.5 in
"Bathsheba at her Bath" Bronze Sculpture on Onyx Base by Jean-Léon Gérôme
By Jean-Léon Gérôme
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful bronze sculpture titled "Bathsheba at her Bath" depicting a nude woman standing gracefully on a green onyx base, bathing delicately poised with a little sponge in hand, gen...
Onyx, Bronze
'La Joueuse De Boules' or ‘the Ball Player’ by Jean-Léon Gérôme
By Jean-Léon Gérôme
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
Jean-Léon Gérôme (French, 1824 - 1904) 'La Joueuse de Boules' or ‘The Ball Player’ Gilt-bronze Signed 'J.L. Gerome' to the base and numbered '941G'. ...
Bronze
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H 15.36 in W 18.12 in D 5.52 in
'Caesar Crossing the Rubicon', Gilt Bronze Group by Jean-Léon Gérôme
By Jean-Léon Gérôme, F. Barbedienne Foundry
Located in London, GB
Late 19th century French academic artist Jean-Léon Gérôme was best known in his lifetime for his paintings, but he achieved excellence in his sculptural work too, as evidenced in thi...
Ormolu, Bronze
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H 23.23 in W 7.68 in D 7.49 in
19th Century French Gilt Bronze Sculpture of a Baccante, by Jean-Léon Gérôme
By Jean-Léon Gérôme
Located in London, GB
This fine, lustrous sculpted figure is by Jean-Leon Gerome (French, 1824-1904), the widely celebrated Academic French painter of the 19th century, who began to create sculptural work...
Ormolu, Bronze
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H 14.75 in W 5 in D 4.5 in
Art Nouveau Sculpture "Joueuse de Boules" (Juggler) by Jean-Léon Gérôme
By Jean-Léon Gérôme
Located in Englewood, NJ
A French Art Nouveau bronze sculpture "Joueuse de Boules" (The Juggler) by, Jean-Léon Gérôme of a gilt bronze nude woman juggling balls further decorate...
Marble, Bronze