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Jean-Léon Gérôme
Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 USD
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Description
- Jean-Léon Gérôme
- Napoléon Bonaparte entrant au Caire
- signed J. L. GEROME and inscribed SIOT. Fondeur Paris, museum inventory number 1988.36.8 to the underside
- gilt-bronze
- height 15 1/2 in.
- 39.5 cm
Provenance
Bequest of Arthur Rubloff, 1988
Exhibited
St. Petersburg, FL, Museum of Fine Arts, The Lure of Egypt: Land of the Pharaohs Revisited, 10 January - 9 July 1996.
Literature
Gerald. M. Ackerman, The Life and Work of Jean-Léon Gérôme, London, 1986, p. 322, no. S.38
Condition
Overall in good original condition with the usual wear to the patina in places especially to high reliefs of the composition and such consistent with handling and touching. Light scratches consistent with age. Seam of construction visible on upper arms. Pitting to gold patina.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
Gérôme originally conceived this model celebrating Napoleon's military victories as commander during his Egyptian campaign in 1897, almost one hundred years after the actual events had taken place. The original version was met with immediate critical acclaim when it was exhibited at the Paris Salon of 1897, bearing testament to the fashion for the Egyptomania style at the time and underlining continuing French pride in the success of Napoleon's Egyptian campaign.
One contemporary Salon critic, the sculptor René de Saint-Marceaux, wrote that never before had Gérôme "so brilliantly displayed, as a sculptor, his usual qualities of skilled, refined taste." The original Salon version was bought by the French state for the Palais du Luxembourg and, although unusual for a unique purchased work, was subsequently reproduced in three sizes by Siot-Decauville.