JEAN-LÉON GÉRÔME (1824–1904)
A seated and turbaned musician playing a spike fiddle, seen from behind, a study for The Sword Dance
Year
c. 1863
Medium
Pencil on paper
Dimensions
32.3 x 20.3 cm
12 ¾ x 8 in.
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Provenance
Suzanne and Aimé Morot, the daughter and son-in-law of the artist;
By descent to their son, Aimé-Léon Morot;
By whom sold, Sotheby’s, Paris, 27 June 2002, lot 187;
From where acquired by the present owner.
Literature
L. des Cars, D. de Font-Réaulx and É. Papet (eds.), <em>The Spectacular Art of Jean-Léon Gérôme (1824–1904)</em>, exh. cat., Los Angeles–Paris–Madrid 2010–2011, no. 152, pp. 266–267 (ill.).
Exhibitions / Fairs
The Spectacular Art of Jean-Léon Gérôme (1824–1904), J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, 15 June–12 September 2010; Musée d’Orsay, Paris, 19 October 2010–23 January 2011; Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid, 1 March–22 May 2011.
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