This monograph spans the entire life and work of Jean-Leon Gerome and is composed of two parts: a biographical appreciation and a catalogue of his paintings, prints and sculptures. The study of the artist's life is based on three ancient monographs, the perusal of the contemporary press and the recollections of students and friends. This catalogue is the result of 25 years of research. Approximately 700 paintings and 70 sculptures have been inventoried through archives, old State documents, catalogues and correspondence with collectors.
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The French Translation of Ackerman's 1986 Monograph on Gerome,
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This review is from: Jean-Leon Gerome. Monographie revisee et catalogue raisonne mis a jour (Les Orientalistes, Vol. 4) (French Edition) (Hardcover)
Gerome is one of the most gifted and interesting artists of the 1800s, and the creator of one of my favorite paintings: "Pygmalion and Galatea." Before Lawrence Des Cars' 2010 publication "Jean-Leon Gerome," before the traveling 2010 exhibition making its way from the Getty to the Musée d'Orsay and elsewhere, before the current frenzy of attention to Gerome, Ackerman was a voice in the wilderness, so to speak, praising Gerome's virtues while many academics and curators were still turning up their noses at him and glibly dismissing him as a minor artist, albeit a talented historical narrativist and orientalist. In this book Ackerman prophetically argues otherwise.This biography and catalogue raisonne is essentially a French translation of Ackerman's excellent 1986 monograph (which I wish I owned), an abridged version of which is available in English under the title "Jean-Leon Gerome: His Life, His Work." It is a informative and readable biography with voluminous footnotes and a catalogue raisonne of Gerome's approx. 400 paintings and 75 sculptures. The original monograph is out-of-print and difficult to find. If you read French, this is a pricey but beautiful edition, and essential reading for those interested in Gerome. If you read only English, the afore-mentioned paperback abridgement is, lamentably, your only available alternative.
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This review is from: Jean-Leon Gerome. Monographie revisee et catalogue raisonne mis a jour (Les Orientalistes, Vol. 4) (French Edition) (Hardcover)
The book was delivered very quickly and in excellent condition. THe book itself is excellent, I only wish the description had mentioned that it was a French version. I purchased the book for my art school unfortunately I am the only French speaking person there. I would not have purchased it had I known.
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The book was delivered very quickly and in excellent condition. The book itself is excellent, I only wish in the description it had been mentioned that it was a French version, I did not see the fine print that it was in French. I purchased the book for my art school unfortunately I am the only French speaking person there. I would not have purchased it had I known.
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