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De todas as obras originais que Henri Gervex deixou, a mais famosa é Study For A Portrait Of Tsar Nicholas Ii. Logo atrás vêm Portrait De Madame G. e Portrait of Alfred Stevens (1884). Nosso catálogo contém 78 obras de Henri Gervex; a galeria preservou as 77 que o mundo mais admira, cada uma exibida com sua data, seu museu e sua história.
Henri Gervex produced this study, titled Study For A Portrait Of Tsar Nicholas Ii, during a period of significant imperial commission. The work focuses on the likeness of Tsar Nicholas II, the final ruler of the Romanov dynasty before the revolution of 1917. Gervex, a prominent figure in French Naturalism, developed this composition as a preparatory exploration for a larger official portrait of the Russian Emperor.
Portrait De Madame G. is a work by the French artist Henri Gervex. This piece depicts a woman positioned within an outdoor setting, likely a garden or a park situated near a body of water. The subject is presented in a formal yet relaxed pose, occupying the central portion of the frame. She is dressed in elegant attire, which includes a flowing gown and a large hat. A draped shawl…
The work before us is titled Portrait of Alfred Stevens, a significant oil on canvas created by the French artist Henri Gervex. Painted in 1884, this portrait offers a direct encounter with the subject, Alfred Stevens, capturing him in a moment of quiet presence. It is a piece that reflects the specific social and artistic milieu of late 19th-century France through its formal execution and the identity of its sitter.
In Café Scene in Paris, Henri Gervex offers us a quiet glimpse into the daily rhythms of the city. The painting captures a lively moment within a traditional Parisian café, focusing on a group of people gathered around a large rectangular table. Some figures are seated while others stand, creating a sense of natural, unforced movement. It is a snapshot of urban life, caught in a moment of social interaction.
In this preparatory study from 1880, we find Henri Gervex working with a sense of purpose that transcends mere sketching. This is a design for the wedding hall of the Mairie of the 19th Arrondissement in Paris, a space intended to host the most fundamental of civic ceremonies. The composition is structured around three octagonal medallions, arranged with a formal, rhythmic precision against a muted, olive-green ground. There is a…
The scene unfolds in a swirling, oval vignette, pulling the eye into a crowded celebration of human industry and community. Figures move with a restless energy, their bodies caught in mid-gesture against a backdrop of monumental architecture. To the right, massive classical columns rise upward, grounding the composition with a sense of permanence, while the sky peeks through in pale, airy blues. There is a palpable sense of motion here,…
The composition of Allegory of the Bank by Henri Gervex is centered on a single female figure positioned within an oval vignette. This figure is seated atop a celestial or cloud-like formation that occupies the middle ground. She holds a vessel or cornucopia-like object in her hands, symbolizing abundance. Below this central figure, elements suggestive of commerce and industry are partially visible. A globe and heavy, ornate fabrics are situated…
In this 1884 oil portrait, we find ourselves in an intimate, private space with Madame Blerzy. She is seated slightly off-center, her head resting gently against her right hand in a gesture of quiet introspection. There is a profound sense of poise in her posture, a stillness that suggests a woman accustomed to the weight of her own thoughts. The composition draws the eye through a soft, directional light that…
In this intimate oil on canvas, we encounter Woman with a Fan (Portrait of Réjane?), a work that captures a singular moment of poise and elegance. The artist, Henri Gervex, presents us with a subject who commands the space through a quiet, seated grace. She holds a pink folding fan, a detail that draws the eye toward her hands and the soft textures of her attire. There is a sense…
In the large-scale expanse of Panorama of the Century: Group of 19th-Century Men, Including Three in Uniform, Henri Gervex captures a moment of quiet social gravity. This academic oil painting, dating to about 1889, presents a gathering of men that feels caught in a suspended breath of history. The figures occupy a space that bridges the gap between private conversation and public observation, creating a scene that feels both formal…
Panorama of the Century: Kléber and Monge, Surrounded by Personalities of the French Revolution1889 · Petit Palais
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Panorama of the Century: The Imperial Family Surrounded by Numerous Personalities of the Second Empire in Front of the Palais Bourbon1889 · Petit Palais
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Panorama of the Century: Festival of the Federation 1790 - The Convention 17921889 · Petit Palais
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Panorama of the Century1889 · Petit Palais
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The Panorama of the Century: Dumas, Rachel, Daumier, Gavarni, Henri Monnier, Frédérick Lemaître, Rude, Horace Vernet, Delaroche1889 · Petit Palais
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Panorama of the Century: Dupré, Rousseau, Isabey, Millet, Couture, Daubigny, Diaz, Corot, Troyon, Fromentin, Barye, Decamp, Courbet, Robert-Fleury1889 · Petit Palais
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The Ball1890 · Musée Carnavalet
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Portrait of Thomas W. Evans1892
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Young Woman with a Fan1888
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Pierre Waldeck-Rousseau1894 · Musée Carnavalet
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Armenonville, the Evening of the Grand Prix (P2708)1905 · Musée Carnavalet
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Battle of Flowers in Nice1900 · Musée Carnavalet
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Portrait of Madame de Lorgeril1902 · Musée Carnavalet
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Un soir de grand prix au pavillon d'Armenonville1905 · Musée Carnavalet
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A Tuesday, Evening at Madeleine Lemaire's1910 · Musée Carnavalet
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France Welcoming Abundance, Ceiling Project for the Palais de l'Élysée1907 · Musée Carnavalet
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The Circle of the Île de Puteaux1907 · Musée Carnavalet
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The Train of the Wounded1915
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An Ambulance in Poitiers1914
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Madame Gervex1923
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Une Soiree MondaineMusée Carnavalet
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The Salon Jury
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Satyre and Menade1874 · Musée d'Orsay
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Valtesse De La BigneMusée d'Orsay
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A Meeting of the Judges of the Salon des Artistes
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Femme Resuse À La Toilette
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Study for 'Autopsy at the Hôtel-Dieu'1876 · National Gallery of Art
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Sketch for the Salle des Fêtes of the Hôtel de Ville de Paris: Music Through the Ages1889 · Petit Palais
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Study for an unidentified painting, showing the Deauville Hippodrome1905 · Musée Carnavalet
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Parmentier and Louis XVI on the Plain of Sablons
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Study for the Cercle de l'île de Puteaux (P2710)1907 · Musée Carnavalet
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Study for the Cercle de l'île de Puteaux1907 · Musée Carnavalet
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Study for the Cercle de l'île de Puteaux1907 · Musée Carnavalet
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An Elegant Lady
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Ballerinas
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The Tub
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Le Modèle Masqué
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Venus Et L'amour
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The Coal CarrierPalais des Beaux-Arts de Lille
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A Portrait Of Marie-clotilde De Faret Legrand
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Liebe Und Ehe
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Winter
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Madame Valtesse De La Bigne -
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Portrait Of Madame Gervex
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Cinq Heures Chez Paquin
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Liane De Pougy
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Colette's First Steps
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Portrait Of Colette Gervex
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Music Across The Ages
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L'étéNationalmuseum
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Fragment Of The Panorama Of 'the History Of The Century' -
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Communion At The Church Of The Trinity
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La Toilette
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Portrait of Tsarina Alexandra
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Cinq Heures chez le Couturier Paquin
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Birth, Town Hall Of The 19th Arrondissement
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Study For The Civil Marriage In The Town Hall Of The 19th Arrondissement
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Portrait Of The Couturier Madame Paquin
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The Operation
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An Elegant Man On A Terrace
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Jules-émile Pean And His Surgery Class Before The Operation H. Gervex PinxMusée d'Orsay
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The wedding of Mathurin Moreau in the city hall of Paris
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Study for the Coronation of Tsar Nicholas II
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Portrait De Jenny Sacerdote.
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RollaMusée d'Orsay
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The Birth of Venus1907 · Petit Palais
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Une Scéance Du Jury De PeintureMusée d'Orsay
Os quatro temas que mais se repetem nestas obras originais, cada um com o seu melhor exemplo.
#4 Café Scene in Paris
#6 Sketch for the wedding hall of the Mairie of the 19ème arrondissement: Activities of the 19ème arrondissement (Ceiling)
#12 Panorama of the Century: The Imperial Family Surrounded by Numerous Personalities of the Second Empire in Front of the Palais Bourbon
#14 Panorama of the Century
#10 Panorama of the Century: Group of 19th-Century Men, Including Three in Uniform
#11 Panorama of the Century: Kléber and Monge, Surrounded by Personalities of the French Revolution
#13 Panorama of the Century: Festival of the Federation 1790 - The Convention 1792
#16 Panorama of the Century: Dupré, Rousseau, Isabey, Millet, Couture, Daubigny, Diaz, Corot, Troyon, Fromentin, Barye, Decamp, Courbet, Robert-Fleury
Os 8 museus que detêm a maioria das pinturas desta página.
| Museus | Cidade | Obras de Henri Gervex | Pinturas desta lista |
|---|---|---|---|
 Musée Carnavalet |
Paris | 17 | Allegory of the Bank, Portrait of Madame Blerzy, Woman with a Fan (Portrait of Réjane?) |
 Petit Palais |
Paris | 11 | Sketch for the Wedding Hall of the Mairie of the 19th Arrondissement: Supply, Voting, Tooling, Sketch for the wedding hall of the Mairie of the 19ème arrondissement: Activities of the 19ème arrondissement (Ceiling), Panorama of the Century: Group of 19th-Century Men, Including Three in Uniform |
 Musée d'Orsay |
Paris | 5 | Satyre and Menade, Valtesse De La Bigne, Jules-émile Pean And His Surgery Class Before The Operation H. Gervex Pinx |
 Museus Reais de Belas Artes da Bélgica |
Bruxelas | 1 | Portrait of Alfred Stevens |
 Detroit Institute of Arts |
Detroit | 1 | Café Scene in Paris |
 National Gallery of Art |
Washington | 1 | Study for 'Autopsy at the Hôtel-Dieu' |
 Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille |
Lille | 1 | The Coal Carrier |
 Nationalmuseum |
Estocolmo | 1 | L'été |
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In this intimate oil on canvas, we encounter Woman with a Fan (Portrait of Réjane?), a work that captures a singular moment of poise and elegance. The artist, Henri Gervex, presents us with a subject who commands the space through a quiet, seated grace. She holds a pink folding fan, a detail that draws the eye toward her hands and the soft textures of her attire. There is a sense…
The work before us is titled Portrait of Alfred Stevens, a significant oil on canvas created by the French artist Henri Gervex. Painted in 1884, this portrait offers a direct encounter with the subject, Alfred Stevens, capturing him in a moment of quiet presence. It is a piece that reflects the specific social and artistic milieu of late 19th-century France through its formal execution and the identity of its sitter.
In "The Ball" by Henri Gervex, a sense of quiet repose settles over a sophisticated interior, even as a social gathering pulses in the distance. The composition centers on a woman seated upon a sofa, her presence anchored in the foreground. She is draped in an elegant, voluminous gown that spreads around her, creating a soft weight against the furniture. To her side, the scene opens up to reveal a…
The air inside the Armenonville feels thick with the hum of conversation and the warmth of a thousand flickering lamps. We find ourselves looking into a grand social gathering, a scene where the elegance of the Belle Époque breathes through every brushstroke. Large, imposing columns frame the view, pulling the eye past the immediate figures and into a crowded, luminous background. There is a sense of movement here, a lively…
A Tuesday, Evening at Madeleine Lemaire's is an oil on canvas painted by Henri Gervex. The work carries the original title Un mardi, soirée chez Madeleine Lemaire. It captures a specific moment of social gathering, frozen in the soft light of a Parisian interior. The brushwork traces the edges of a quiet, private world.
The air feels soft, almost heavy with the scent of old lace and quietude. A young woman turns her head, her gaze catching the light as she looks back toward us from a three-quarter view. She exists in a dreamlike space, an oval-shaped window into a moment of quiet elegance. Her skin glows with a luminous, pale quality, touched by the faintest rose at the cheeks and lips, as if…
Study For A Portrait Of Tsar Nicholas Ii. Portrait De Madame G. e Portrait of Alfred Stevens (1884) vêm a seguir.
Study For A Portrait Of Tsar Nicholas Ii, Portrait De Madame G., Portrait of Alfred Stevens, Café Scene in Paris, Sketch for the Wedding Hall of the Mairie of the 19th Arrondissement: Supply, Voting, Tooling, Sketch for the wedding hall of the Mairie of the 19ème arrondissement: Activities of the 19ème arrondissement (Ceiling), Allegory of the Bank, Portrait of Madame Blerzy, Woman with a Fan (Portrait of Réjane?) e Panorama of the Century: Group of 19th-Century Men, Including Three in Uniform. O ranking acima apresenta o ano e o museu de cada uma.
Nosso catálogo contém 78 obras de Henri Gervex, datadas de 1874 a 1923.
Principalmente em Musée Carnavalet (Paris), Petit Palais (Paris) e Musée d'Orsay (Paris). A tabela de museus acima lista todos eles.
Em 1880s: 14 das 77 obras nesta página foram feitas então, sendo Portrait of Alfred Stevens delas.
Nesta página, a mais antiga é Satyre and Menade (1874) e a mais recente é Madame Gervex (1923).
Woman (13), People (13) e Men (8), entre as 77 obras nesta página.
Oil On Canvas, para 24 das 77 obras nesta página.
Naturalism e Impressionism, a julgar pelos originais nesta página.
Allegory of the Bank, Portrait of Madame Blerzy e Woman with a Fan (Portrait of Réjane?): o Musée Carnavalet, Paris detém 17 das obras desta página.
No coração vibrante e muitas vezes turbulento da Paris do final do século XIX, poucos artistas navegaram pela delicada fronteira entre o prestígio acadêmico e a provocação moderna com tanta habilidade quanto Henri Gervex. Nascido em 1852 no distrito de Montmartre, Gervex foi um filho das próprias ruas que mais tarde imortalizaria. Seus primeiros anos foram imersos nas rigorosas tradições da arte francesa, moldados pelas mãos disciplinadas de mestres como Alexandre Cabanel e Pierre-Nicolas Brisset. Sob sua tutela na École des Beaux-Arts, Gervex dominou a precisão anatômica e a graça clássica exigidas de uma estrela em ascensão no sistema do Salão. No entanto, sob este polido verniz acadêmico, residia um espírito inquieto, que buscava desvendar as cortinas de veludo da alta sociedade parisiense para revelar a realidade crua e pulsante da Belle Époque.
A trajetória da carreira de Gervex foi irrevogavelmente alterada por um único e sísmico evento em 1878. Sua pintura Rolla, inspirada na poesia melancólica de Alfred de Musset, tornou-se um para raio de controvérsias. Embora a figura nua fosse um elemento fundamental da mitologia clássica, Gervex ousou colocar seus temas dentro de um cenário contemporâneo, quase desconfortavelmente moderno. O júri do Salão, recuando diante do que percebia como impropriedade moral e comentário social sobre o desejo ilícito, rejeitou a obra. Em vez de se retirar para a obscuridade, Gervex abraçou a notoriedade. Este momento de rejeição transformou-o de um mero estudante da tradição em um provocador audaz, um artista cujo nome tornou-se sinônimo da tensão entre a moralidade do velho mundo e o naturalismo emergente do novo mundo.
Conforme sua carreira amadurecia, Gervex afastou-se do puramente mitológico para abraçar o que denominou Naturalisme mondain. Ele tornou-se um cronista do zeitgeist parisiense, capturando as noites deslumbrante, as paisagens urbanas movimentadas e até a crueza clínica da ciência moderna. Sua pincelada começou a refletir uma síntese fascinante; ele manteve o detalhe meticuloso de seu treinamento acadêmico, mas infundiu suas composições com a luz e o movimento que remetiam aos Impressionistas. Esta ponte estilística única permitiu-lhe retratar a profundidade psicológica de seus sujeitos, fossem eles socialites em um baile ou pacientes em uma ala hospitalar.
Uma de suas conquistas mais profundas permanece sendo Dr. Péan na Salpêtrière, frequentemente referido apenas como A Operação. Nesta obra monumental, Gervex alcançou uma paráfrase moderna da Lição de Anatomia de Rembrandt, substituindo a alegoria histórica pela realidade visceral e científica de um procedimento médico contemporâneo. Através desta pintura, ele demonstrou uma habilidade extraordinária de encontrar drama no clínico e beleza no mundano. Seu repertório era notavelmente diverso, abrangendo desde a delicada elegância dos retratos até grandes encomendas oficiais que decoraram o próprio tecido da vida pública francesa, incluindo obras para o Palais de l'Industrie e diversos hotéis parisienses.
A importância histórica de Henri Gervex reside em seu papel como figura de transição. Ele posicionou-se na encruzilhada da história, mantendo uma mão firmemente presa à Academia e a outra estendida em direção às inovações radicais da vanguarda. Sua obra serve como um diário visual de um período definido por rápidas mudanças sociais, onde os limites da decência eram constantemente renegociados através da arte e da literatura. Influenciado pelo naturalismo de Émile Zola, as pinturas de Gervex fazem mais do que meramente retratar cenas; elas capturam o próprio fôlego de uma era que era, ao mesmo tempo, opulenta e inquietante.
Hoje, quando contemplamos as obras de Gervex, vemos mais do que apenas belos óleos sobre tela. Testemunhamos a coragem de um artista que se recusou a deixar que a tradição sufocasse a verdade. Seu legado encontra-se na:
Através de seus triunfos e de seus escândalos, Henri Gervex permanece uma figura essencial para compreender a alma complexa e cintilante de Paris na virada do século.
