Théodore Géricault (2)
Theodore Gericault is, by his genius and his tragic destiny, the epitome of the Romantic artist.
Born into a wealthy family that loves horses, he presented at the age of 21 his first painting at the Salon, “Officer horseman charging” (1812) and its counterpart, “The wounded cuirassier leaving the fire” (1814), canvas where he showed a great talent as a colorist and an already romantic passion. His great work remains The “Raft of the Medusa” (1819) which requires extensive preparatory works.
Born into a wealthy family that loves horses, he presented at the age of 21 his first painting at the Salon, “Officer horseman charging” (1812) and its counterpart, “The wounded cuirassier leaving the fire” (1814), canvas where he showed a great talent as a colorist and an already romantic passion. His great work remains The “Raft of the Medusa” (1819) which requires extensive preparatory works.
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Then he stayed in England, where he becomes even more acutely aware of social reality. His five portraits of the insane, executed at the instigation of the psychiatrist Georget, show his sense of observation without concessions. Ardent and feverish temperament, Géricault died in 1823, following a fall from a horse badly treated
Officier sur le dos d'un cheval
Le Derby d'Epson - 1821
Tête de cheval blanc
Cheval affolé par la lumière
Y&T 1483 / S-G 1647
Y&T 1664 / S-G 2201
Y&T PA 145 G
Y&T PA 145 K
Y&T 85-2
Y&T 339 / S-G 336
Y&T PA 17
Y&T PA 17
