Gustave MoreauFrench, 1826–1898Fée aux griffons
May one see it?
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
Particulars
- Accession number
- Cat. 580
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
1868
Chairman of the Prix de Rome jury
In 1868 Moreau became chairman of the jury of the Prix de Rome competition, in which he himself had once failed.
1869
The Salon of 1869: “Prometheus” and severe criticism
“Prometheus” received a medal at the Salon of 1869, but criticism in the press was severe, and Moreau did not submit paintings to the Salon again until 1876.
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.
