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Jean-Léon Gérôme — La Joueuse de Boules (The Ball Player)
Jean-Léon Gérôme

La Joueuse de Boules (The Ball Player)

A gilt bronze sculpture by the renowned academic artist Gérôme, depicting a woman engaged in the game of boules. The work demonstrates the artist's skill in translating figurative subject matter into three-dimensional form.

Medium
gilt bronze

🔨 Auction Lot

19th Century European Art

May 19, 2022

Estimate: $8,000$12,000

Lot 415

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Jean-Léon Gérôme, La Joueuse de Boules (The Ball Player)

A gilt bronze sculpture by the renowned academic artist Gérôme, depicting a woman engaged in the game of boules. The work demonstrates the artist's skill in translating figurative subject matter into three-dimensional form.

Medium
gilt bronze
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Academic Art, Bronze Sculpture, Figure, Gilt Bronze, French Art, Game, Woman

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Collected by

Cleveland Museum of Art