Georges Antoine Rochegrosse (French, 1859-1938)

Artist: Georges Antoine Rochegrosse (French, 1859-1938).
Title: Salome (Circa 1885).
Medium: Oil on wooden panel.
Condition: Very good condition.
Provenance:
- Christie’s, London, Nineteenth Century Continental Pictures, Watercolours and Drawings, 21 March 1997, Lot 67
- Whitford Fine Art, London.
- Acquired from the above on 23 January 1995 by John Schaeffer AO (1941-2020).
-Christie’s, Sydney, The John Schaeffer Collection at Rona 15th May 2004 Lot 390.
-Private Collection Sydney Australia.

About: Georges Antoine Rochegrosse was a French historical and decorative painter. Born in Versailles, he studied in Paris with Jules Joseph Lefebvre and Gustave Clarence Rodolphe Boulanger. His paintings are generally historical and revealing, he tended to treat themes on a colossal scale, along with simultaneously creating small intimate works that capture the quintessence of his subjects

He made his Paris Salon début in 1882 with Vitellis traîné dans les rues de Rome par la populace (Vitellius dragged through the streets of Rome by the people) (1882). The following year he won the 1883 prestigious Prix du Salon with Andromaque (1882-3; Musée des Beaux-Arts, Rouen). He was elected an officer of the Legion of Honor in 1892 and received the Medal of Honor in 1906 for The Red Delight.