JEAN-LÉON GÉRÔME | PORTRAIT OF AN ITALIAN MAN

Auction Closed

May 22, 03:43 PM GMT

Estimate

12,000 - 18,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

JEAN-LÉON GÉRÔME

French

1824 - 1904

PORTRAIT OF AN ITALIAN MAN

signed J.L. GEROME (center right)

oil on canvas

16¾ by 15 in.

42.5 by 38.1 cm

Private Collection, Kane, Pennsylvania

Thence by descent

This newly discovered early portrait dates from circa 1845-55 and in its palette, color harmonies, and contours is distinct both of the period and of Gérôme's sensitive portraiture.

This work will be included in the revision of Gerald Ackerman’s Jean-Léon Gérôme catalogue raisonné now in preparation by Emily M. Weeks, Ph.D.