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Lot 53 JEAN-LÉON GÉRÔME (FRENCH, 1824-1904)
Jean-Léon Gérôme (1824 - 1904) 
Jean-Léon Gérôme
11.05.1824 - 10.01.1904
France
Jean-Léon Gérôme was a prominent 19th-century French painter, a representative of the academic school of painting. His paintings are notable for their impeccable composition and exquisite colour palette.
Jean-Léon Gérôme did not accept the work of the Impressionists, whom he considered to be the ignominy of French art. This has earned him a controversial reputation as a fierce supporter of academism and a persecutor of new movements.