The Slave Market - Jean Leon Gerome - Framed Prints Watercolors Collection Asturias in northwest Spain

Asturias in northwest Spain

In the summer of 1887 he began to paint vibrant sunflowers having first seen them blooming with brilliant yellow in the gardens around Montmartre

Ryorikh also spelled Rerikh

Andrew's cross

Known as the ‘Picasso of India’

The Slave Market - Jean Leon Gerome - Framed Prints Watercolors Collection Asturias in northwest SpainThe Slave Market painted by the famous Orientalist artist Jean Leon Gerome, is an admirable proof of his excellent ability to portray simple subject matter in an exceptionally detailed and attractive manner. Jean Lon Grme was a French painter and sculptor in the style now known as academicism. The range of his oeuvre included historical painting, Greek mythology, Orientalism, portraits, and other subjects, bringing the academic painting tradition to