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Lot 161

Jean-Léon Gérôme (1824-1904): Portrait d'un chien (An English Springer Spaniel)

Estimate: $8,000 - $12,000
Starting Bid
$4,000

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Oil on canvas, c. 1870, signed 'J. L. Gérôme' and inscribed 'am Bamberger' upper right.

18 1/4 x 15 in., 25 3/4 x 27 7/8 in. (frame).

 

Note: The inscription to M. Bamberger refers to the owner of the land where Gérome hunted, often twice a week during the season. While best-known for his Orientalist and academic subjects. Gérome was an avid sportsman who also painted scenes of the hunt and dog paintings, as here. 

 

Literature: Gerald M. Ackerman, The Life and Work of Jean-Léon Gérome, Third Edition, no. 525.5.

Condition

Canvas slightly loose on stretcher. Rubbing with remains of old frame gilding along the top and right edges. Craquelure and stretcher dents. Otherwise in good condition.

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M. Bamberger, Paris.

Private Collection, France.

Michael Tollemache Fine Art, London.