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Gustave Moreau (1826–1898), born and deceased in Paris, was a major figure in Symbolism. He trained in François-Édouard Picot’s studio and at the École des beaux-arts before becoming close to Théodore Chassériau. His Italian journey from 1857 to 1859 deepened his knowledge of the old masters, whose works he copied in Rome, Florence and Venice.
His biblical and mythological subjects became richly ornamented visions, opening narratives to spiritual and poetic meanings. Oedipus and the Sphinx, exhibited at the Salon of 1864, and The Apparition in 1876 mark this exploration. A professor at the École des beaux-arts from 1892, he taught Matisse, Rouault and Marquet. He converted his house on Rue de La Rochefoucauld to preserve his work and bequeathed it to the state, establishing the future Musée Gustave Moreau.
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Gouache
"Reîtres et Captives".
gouache
Date to be documented
Published result : 140000 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 65000
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huile sur toile marouflée sur panneau
Entourage de Gustave Moreau — Léda et le cygne
huile sur toile marouflée sur panneau
Entourage de
Catalogue period : 2016-12-15
Circle of
Published result : 300 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 300–500
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