Greek Slave

Artist: Jean Leon GeromeTitle: Greek Slave (1870)Medium: OilSize:
I spotted this beautifully rendered piece via Gandalf's Gallery and got very excited, since I have not seen this Gerome painting before. An unfinished painting it shows the rough drawing beneath the umber wash in. I absolutely love this stage, where it is clearly apparent that the viewer is looking at a work in progress,  yet sees the figure almost photorealistic. 
Gerome started by making a rough pencil outline and then did a very light Umber color wash in to establish the light and shadow areas of the scene. This piece looks like a study, where he clearly was more concerned with the figure rather than the background, which most likely was worked out later. ★Thank you for Visiting!★ ~ Return to Website ~ Return to Blog