Gustave MoreauFrench, 1826–1898Chat
May one see it?
Unknown
Paris, France
The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
Particulars
- Accession number
- Des. 1086
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- Musée Gustave-Moreau
- Image: Musée Gustave-Moreau — © R.G. Ojeda ; Réunion des musées nationaux - utilisation soumise à autorisation; Ministère de la Culture (France), base Joconde
Meanwhile, in the life of Gustave Moreau
The whole life1859–1888 · Workplace
Paris
1881–1898
An increasingly reclusive life
In his later years Moreau withdrew increasingly from society: he did not exhibit at the Salon, refused to exhibit abroad, rarely let visitors into his studio and turned down prestigious offers, including the Les XX exhibition in Brussels (1887) and decorations for the Sorbonne (1891). He was exceptionally erudite, with a personal library of over 1,600 volumes, and lived fairly modestly; Degas described him as a hermit who knows what time the trains leave.
1886
His only private show, at the Goupil Gallery
In 1886 the only private show of Moreau’s life was held at the Goupil & Cie Gallery in Paris, where Théo van Gogh was manager: 64 La Fontaine fables with six other large watercolours. It was later shown in London.
1888
Travel: Belgium
1888
Travel: Netherlands
1888–1898 · Workplace
Paris
