Gustave MoreauFrench, 1826–1898Étude pour Salomé
Can I see it?
Unknown
Where is “Étude pour Salomé” now? Collection: Musée Gustave-Moreau, Paris. Unknown.
Musée Gustave-Moreau
Paris, France
The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
Details
- Accession number
- Cat. 611
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- Musée Gustave-Moreau
- Image: Musée Gustave-Moreau — © René-Gabriel Ojéda ; Réunion des musées nationaux - utilisation soumise à autorisation; Ministère de la Culture (France), base Joconde
In the life of Gustave Moreau
The whole life1859–1888 · Workplace
Paris
1870–1875
Years without exhibiting: renewing his art
Disturbed by criticism that his work had become formulaic, Moreau stopped exhibiting for a few years and concentrated on renewing his art.
18 September 1875 · Award
Knight of the Legion of Honour
1876
Return to the Salon: “Salome”
After the break Moreau returned to the Salon. That year he completed “Salome Dancing before Herod”, which announced the more painterly style that would characterize his later works.
