European & British Art, Part I
European & British Art, Part I
Jean-Léon Gérôme
Tiger on the Watch
Auction Closed
July 13, 12:35 PM GMT
Estimate
80,000 - 120,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Jean-Léon Gérôme
French
1824 - 1904
Tiger on the Watch
inscribed and signed by Morot Esquisse de J.L Gérôme/ A. Morot lower left
oil on canvas
Unframed: 36.4 by 55.5cm., 14¼ by 21¾in.
Framed: 54.5 by 74.5cm., 21½ by 29¼in.
We are grateful to Dr Emily M. Weeks for her assistance in cataloguing this work which will be included in her revision of the artist's catalogue raisonné by Gerald M. Ackerman.
The estate of the artist
Jean-Léon Gérôme’s doctor (a gift from the artist’s widow); thence by descent
Private collection, Paris (acquired from the above in 2017)
Jean-Léon Gérôme’s doctor (a gift from the artist’s widow); thence by descent
Private collection, Paris (acquired from the above in 2017)