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Jean-Léon Gérôme
Caesar Crossing the Rubicon
c. 1900
New York art market (?)[1]
Shepherd Gallery, New York, United States [2]
by 1994 –1999/12/06
Joey (b.1933) and Toby Tanenbaum, Toronto, Canada, purchased from the Shepherd Gallery [3]
1999/12/06 –
National Gallery of Canada, given by the Michael Tanenbaum Family Trust [4]
[1] See note [2]
[2] According o Robert Kashey, the Shepherd gallery archives contain no records of the piece. He states that it was “most likely purchased on the New York art market” [Fax from Robert Kashey of Shepherd Gallery to Anke Kausch, NGC Provenance Research Project, July 18, 2008, NGC curatorial file]
[3] Joey and Toby Tanenbaums acquired the bronze from the Shepherd gallery. In 1994 it was included in their sale “19th and 20th Century Sculpture” at Sotheby's New York [26 May, 1994, lot 33] and bought in.
[4] The National Gallery of Canada received the bronze in December 1999 as a gift from the Michael Tanenbaum Family Trust. Accession log [NGC curatorial file].
Signed on side of base at front left: JL. GEROME
Stamped inside the base: MADE IN FRANCE SIOT PARIS and 7831
Artist
Title
Caesar Crossing the Rubicon
Date
c. 1900
Medium
Sculpture
Materials
bronze with gilding and brown and black patinaDimensions
75 x 93.7 x 29.8 cm
Nationality
French
Credit line
Gift of the Michael Tanenbaum Family Trust, Toronto, 1999
Accession number
40157
