''The Cock Fight'' () is an 1846 painting by the French artist
Jean-Léon Gérôme. It is also known as ''Young Greeks Attending a Cock Fight'' (''Jeunes Grecs faisant battre des coqs''). It is an example of the
Neo-Grec style. It was one of Gérôme's first successes.
Provenance
After his failed attempt to win the
Prix de Rome, Gérôme was hesitant to exhibit ''The Cock Fight'' out of fear for another setback, but was convinced by his teacher
Paul Delaroche to enter it into the 1847
Salon
Salon may refer to:
Common meanings
* Beauty salon, a venue for cosmetic treatments
* French term for a drawing room, an architectural space in a home
* Salon (gathering), a meeting for learning or enjoyment
Arts and entertainment
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. It was well received at the Salon and was sold to Mr. Roux-Laborie.
The art dealer Adolphe Goupil bought it from the widowed Countess H. de Bussat, born Laborie, in 1872 and sold it to the
Musée du Luxembourg in 1873. From 1920 to 1986 it was at the
Louvre, and since 1986 it is housed at the
Musée d'Orsay
The Musée d'Orsay ( , , ) ( en, Orsay Museum) is a museum in Paris, France, on the Left Bank of the Seine. It is housed in the former Gare d'Orsay, a Beaux-Arts railway station built between 1898 and 1900. The museum holds mainly French art ...
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1846 paintings
Birds in art
Cockfighting
Paintings in the collection of the Musée d'Orsay
Paintings by Jean-Léon Gérôme