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Rider and his Steed in the Desert by Jean-Léon Gérôme
Summary
Rider and his Steed in the Desert by Jean-Léon Gérôme, oil on canvas, 1872, oil on canvas
60 by 101cm., 23¾ by 39½in.
Jean-Léon Gérôme (1824–1904) was a French painter and sculptor in the style now known as academicism. His paintings were so widely reproduced that he was "arguably the world's most famous living artist by 1880." The range of his oeuvre included historical painting, Greek mythology, Orientalism, portraits, and other subjects, bringing the academic painting tradition to an artistic climax.
Date
1872 - 1925
Source
Sotheby's
Copyright info
public domain
