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This haunting image of a dead man swathed in white sheets was thought to have been painted by Théodore Géricault until a cleaning revealed the signature of his friend and follower Charles Emile Champmartin. More recent research has shown that the painting depicts Géricault himself on his deathbed, having succumbed to chronic tubercular infection at the young age of 32. Géricault’s early death and bold artistry, which sought to challenge classical notions of beauty, made him emblematic of the trope of the tragic Romantic artist. Images depicting his passing circulated throughout the 19th century, and talismanic copies of his death mask populated young artists’ studios.
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| Medium | oil paint (paint) |
| Dimensions | 55 × 45 Cm |
| Tags | deathportraits: European subjectportraits: French subjectportraitsportraits: male subjectportraitartistbedSickness |
| Certificate | Certificate not provided |
Timeline
Chain of custody, exhibitions, and verification milestones synced from the provenance service.
Thu
29
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Danial Sangsue, “De Quelques têtes Coupées dans la Literature du XIX Siècle”, Crime & Châtiment, Exh. cat.
Danial Sangsue, “De Quelques têtes Coupées dans la Literature du XIX Siècle”, Crime & Châtiment, Exh. cat. (Musée d’Orsay, 2010), p. 81, cat. 23.
Thu
29
Jan
exhibition
Paris, France, Musée d'Orsay, Crime and Punishment, March 15- June 27, 2010, cat. 23.
Paris, France, Musée d'Orsay, Crime and Punishment, March 15- June 27, 2010, cat. 23.
Thu
29
Jan
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Denise Aimé-Azam, Mazeppa, Géricault and son temps
Denise Aimé-Azam, Mazeppa, Géricault and son temps (Paris, 1956), p. 216.
Thu
29
Jan
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P. Bouffard, "Théodore Géricault, Tête de Supplicié," Geneva 4
P. Bouffard, "Théodore Géricault, Tête de Supplicié," Geneva 4 (November 1956), pp. 93-96.
Thu
29
Jan
note
The Art Institute of Chicago, An Illustrated Guide to the Collections of the Art Institute of Chicago
The Art Institute of Chicago, An Illustrated Guide to the Collections of the Art Institute of Chicago (Chicago, 1956), p. 33.
Thu
29
Jan
exhibition
Paris, Musée de L’Orangerie, De David à Toulouse-Lautrec: Chefs d’Oeuvre des Collections Américaines, April 20-July, 1955, cat. 31, pl. 9.
Paris, Musée de L’Orangerie, De David à Toulouse-Lautrec: Chefs d’Oeuvre des Collections Américaines, April 20-July, 1955, cat. 31, pl. 9.
Thu
29
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Theodore Rousseau, "De David à Toulouse-Lautrec dans Les Collections Americains," Art et Style 34
Theodore Rousseau, "De David à Toulouse-Lautrec dans Les Collections Americains," Art et Style 34 (1955), n.p.
Thu
29
Jan
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Klaus Berger, Gericault und sein Werk
Klaus Berger, Gericault und sein Werk (Vienna, 1952), pl. 52, pp. 43, 72. (English trans. by Winslow Ames, (Vienna, 1955), pl. 52, pp. 53-55).
Thu
29
Jan
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Walter Friedländer, David to Delacroix
Walter Friedländer, David to Delacroix (Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1952), p. 97ff, pl. 57.
Thu
29
Jan
exhibition
Hartford, Conn., The Wadsworth Atheneum, Night Scenes, February 15-March 7, 1940, cat. 43.
Hartford, Conn., The Wadsworth Atheneum, Night Scenes, February 15-March 7, 1940, cat. 43.
Thu
29
Jan
exhibition
The Art Institute of Chicago, Gros, Géricault, Delacroix, December 15, 1938-January 15, 1939, not included in catalogue, traveled to New York, Knoedler and Company, November 21-December 10, 1938; shown in Chicago only.
The Art Institute of Chicago, Gros, Géricault, Delacroix, December 15, 1938-January 15, 1939, not included in catalogue, traveled to New York, Knoedler and Company, November 21-December 10, 1938; shown in Chicago only.
Thu
29
Jan
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sold through J....
sold through J. Rosner, Paris, as agent for Richard Goetz, to the Art Institute in November 1937 [based on receipt 6376 in Registrar’s office and letter from Goetz to Harshe cited above
Thu
29
Jan
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Paul Adry, "L’Exposition Géricault," L’Amour de l’Art 18
Paul Adry, "L’Exposition Géricault," L’Amour de l’Art 18 (May 1937), p. 41.
Thu
29
Jan
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see also Adry 1937].
see also Adry 1937].
Thu
29
Jan
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sold to Richard Goetz, Paris, by about 1914 [according to Richard Goetz's letter of December 14, 1937 to Robert Harshe, stating that he acquired the picture “at ‘Monsieur Foynard’ before war, the same as all my other Gericaults I bought at ...
sold to Richard Goetz, Paris, by about 1914 [according to Richard Goetz's letter of December 14, 1937 to Robert Harshe, stating that he acquired the picture “at ‘Monsieur Foynard’ before war, the same as all my other Gericaults I bought at the period. Formerly in the collection ‘Chamartin’ (sic),” copy in curatorial file]
Thu
29
Jan
exhibition
Paris, Bernheim-Jeune Galerie, Exposition Géricault: Peintre et Dessinateur (1791-1824), May 10-29, 1937, cat. 44.
Paris, Bernheim-Jeune Galerie, Exposition Géricault: Peintre et Dessinateur (1791-1824), May 10-29, 1937, cat. 44.
Thu
29
Jan
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Lorenz Eitner, “The Sale of Géricault’s Studio in 1924,” Gazette des Beaux-Arts 6 per, 53
Lorenz Eitner, “The Sale of Géricault’s Studio in 1924,” Gazette des Beaux-Arts 6 per, 53 (1959), p. 125, n. 20.
Thu
29
Jan
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sold with sequestered property of Richard Goetz, Paris, Hôtel Drouot, February 23-24, 1922, lot 138, but presumably bought in and retained by Goetz [see copy of annotated sale catalogue from Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, in curatorial ...
sold with sequestered property of Richard Goetz, Paris, Hôtel Drouot, February 23-24, 1922, lot 138, but presumably bought in and retained by Goetz [see copy of annotated sale catalogue from Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, in curatorial file]
Thu
29
Jan
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Richard Brettell, French Salon Artists, 1800-1900
Richard Brettell, French Salon Artists, 1800-1900 (Chicago, 1987), pp. 14, 15, 17, 117.
Sat
29
Jan
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Linda Nochlin. The Body in Pieces: The Fragment as Metaphor of Modernity
Linda Nochlin. The Body in Pieces: The Fragment as Metaphor of Modernity (New York and London, 1994), pp. 22-23, fig. 18.
Sat
29
Jan
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Germain Bazin, Théodore Géricault: Étude crtique, documents et catalogue raisonné vol. 6
Germain Bazin, Théodore Géricault: Étude crtique, documents et catalogue raisonné vol. 6 (Paris, 1994), p. 38.
Wed
29
Jan
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Nina Athanassoglou-Kallmyer, "Gericault’s Severed Heads and Limbs: The Politics and Aesthetics of the Scaffold," Art Bulletin 74
Nina Athanassoglou-Kallmyer, "Gericault’s Severed Heads and Limbs: The Politics and Aesthetics of the Scaffold," Art Bulletin 74 (1992), p. 615, fig. 21.
Tue
29
Jan
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Michel Schneider, Un Rêve de Pierre: Le Radeau de la Méduse, Géricault
Michel Schneider, Un Rêve de Pierre: Le Radeau de la Méduse, Géricault (Paris, 1991), p. 177-8.
Tue
29
Jan
exhibition
Paris, Galeries nationales du Grand Palais, Gericault, October 10, 1991-January 6, 1992, cat. 183, ill. 220.
Paris, Galeries nationales du Grand Palais, Gericault, October 10, 1991-January 6, 1992, cat. 183, ill. 220.
Wed
29
Jan
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C. Sells, "New Light on Gericault, His Travels and His Friends," Apollo
C. Sells, "New Light on Gericault, His Travels and His Friends," Apollo (June 1986), pp. 394-95, fig. 6.
Tue
29
Jan
exhibition
Berlin, Staatliche Museen Preussischer Kulturbesitz, Bilder von Menschen in der Kunst des Abendlandes, July 5-September 28, 1980, cat. 12.
Berlin, Staatliche Museen Preussischer Kulturbesitz, Bilder von Menschen in der Kunst des Abendlandes, July 5-September 28, 1980, cat. 12.
Sun
29
Jan
exhibition
Chapel Hill, NC, The William Hayes Ackland Memorial Art Center, French Nineteenth Century Oil Sketches: David to Dégas, March 5-April 16, 1978, cat. 36 (ill.).
Chapel Hill, NC, The William Hayes Ackland Memorial Art Center, French Nineteenth Century Oil Sketches: David to Dégas, March 5-April 16, 1978, cat. 36 (ill.).
Sat
29
Jan
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Lorenz Eitner, Gericault’s Raft of the Medusa
Lorenz Eitner, Gericault’s Raft of the Medusa (London, 1972), p. 165, no. 82, pl. 92.
Fri
29
Jan
exhibition
The Los Angeles County Museum Art, Géricault, October 12 - December 12, 1971, cat. 92 (ill.), traveled to The Detroit Institute of Arts, January 23-March 7, 1972 and Philadelphia Museum of Art, March 30-May 14, 1972.
The Los Angeles County Museum Art, Géricault, October 12 - December 12, 1971, cat. 92 (ill.), traveled to The Detroit Institute of Arts, January 23-March 7, 1972 and Philadelphia Museum of Art, March 30-May 14, 1972.
Thu
29
Jan
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John Maxon, The Art Institute of Chicago
John Maxon, The Art Institute of Chicago (London, 1970), pp. 263, 281.
Wed
29
Jan
exhibition
London, Victoria and Albert Museum, Berlioz and the Romantic Imagination, October 17-December 14, 1969, cat. 43.
London, Victoria and Albert Museum, Berlioz and the Romantic Imagination, October 17-December 14, 1969, cat. 43.
Fri
29
Jan
exhibition
Cambridge, Mass., Fogg Art Museum, Sublimity and Sensibility: The Genesis of Romanticism, April 30-May 31, 1965, cat. 15.
Cambridge, Mass., Fogg Art Museum, Sublimity and Sensibility: The Genesis of Romanticism, April 30-May 31, 1965, cat. 15.
Tue
29
Jan
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Antonio del Guercio, Géricault
Antonio del Guercio, Géricault (Milan, 1963), p. 66.
Sun
29
Jan
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The Art Institute of Chicago, Paintings in The Art Institute of Chicago: A Catalogue of the Picture Collection
The Art Institute of Chicago, Paintings in The Art Institute of Chicago: A Catalogue of the Picture Collection (Chicago, 1961), p.173, ill. p. 232.
Sun
29
Jan
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Possibly Champmartin Sale, Paris, Hôtel Drouot, January 28-29, 1884, lot 273 [see Paris 1992]....
Possibly Champmartin Sale, Paris, Hôtel Drouot, January 28-29, 1884, lot 273 [see Paris 1992]. Possibly Sale, Paris, Hôtel Drouot, January 28, 1888, lot 112 [see Paris 1992]. Foynard, Paris
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