The Slave Market

Jean-Léon Gérôme

c. 1866 · Oil on canvas · Clark Art Institute, Williamstown

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The Slave Market

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About this work

Artist: Jean-Léon Gérôme (1824–1904)
Year: c. 1866
Medium: Oil on canvas
Original size: 84.6 × 63.3 cm
Collection: Clark Art Institute, Williamstown
Movement: Academic

In a sunlit courtyard a naked woman stands while a prospective buyer in green pries open her mouth to inspect her teeth, the dealer in white holds her robe, and other buyers and veiled women wait in the shadows. Gérôme painted it around 1866, probably in Paris after a journey through Egypt and the Near East, and it was sold at once to the dealer Goupil, who reproduced it widely. It became the defining image of nineteenth-century Orientalism and of its contradictions: a polished, photographic surface, a claim to document a world the painter had not actually witnessed, and a nude presented for the viewer's inspection as much as the buyer's. Sterling and Francine Clark bought it in 1930 and it is in the Clark Art Institute in Williamstown, Massachusetts, which has repeatedly objected to its use in political campaigns.

This exhibition-poster edition shows the whole work beneath original typography set in-house. The original is in the public domain.

Where it works

A sunlit courtyard with a nude woman examined by robed men, in white, green and ochre, a contentious Orientalist painting for a study, library or hallway at 24×36 in black. Stone, terracotta or deep green walls suit it; pair it with Pygmalion and Galatea.

Style, size & framing detail

Style: Exhibition poster of a Academic painting
Era: 19th century (c. 1866)
Orientation: Portrait
Palette: cream & beige
Mood: classic
Rooms: hallway or entryway, study or library, living room, dining room
Good gift for: housewarming, art lovers

Size. We'd hang this one at 24×36. Prints at 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in — 12×18 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 16×24 above a desk, console or in a hallway; 24×36 as the statement piece above a sofa or bed.

Framing. Exhibition posters sit best in a slim black frame with no mat — the typeset margin is the mat.

Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other famous painting prints (10% off three or more).

Details & materials

• Exhibition poster — original, drawn in-house • Heavyweight matte fine-art paper, giclée printed at 300 DPI • Sizes: 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in; every size also available framed • Framed option: wood frame in black or natural wood, 12 mm wide and 22 mm deep, with a plexiglass front and no mat; the print is mounted inside and the frame's outside measures the listed size • Made to order; colours may vary slightly from screen

Shipping & returns

Printed after you order at the facility nearest you, then shipped. Standard delivery is free and takes 4–9 business days from order to door in the US, UK and EU (up to 10 elsewhere); Express takes 4–6 business days. Because each print is made to order we don't take change-of-mind returns, but if it arrives damaged or flawed we'll reprint or refund it — no return needed. Full policy →

Is this the whole painting, or a crop?

The whole work, uncropped. The exhibition-poster edition sets the complete image above typography designed in-house.

Is The Slave Market in the public domain?

Yes. Jean-Léon Gérôme (1824–1904) died more than 70 years ago and the work was published before 1929, so the painting itself is public domain. This print is a reproduction made from a high-resolution scan of the original, which is held by Clark Art Institute.

What is it printed on?

Heavyweight matte fine-art paper with pigment inks, made to order in 12×18, 16×24 and 24×36 inches; every size is also offered framed in black or natural wood, with plexiglass and no mat. Colours are matched to the scan, not brightened.

When was The Slave Market painted, and in what medium?

The Slave Market dates from c. 1866 and was made in oil on canvas; the original measures 84.6 × 63.3 cm.

What size works above a sofa or bed?

Across a three-seat sofa or a queen bed, 24×36 is the size that reads as one statement piece; 16×24 suits a narrower wall or a pair. For The Slave Market we'd choose 24×36.

About this design

A museum-exhibition poster of Jean-Léon Gérôme's The Slave Market — a nude woman being examined by robed buyers in a sunlit courtyard — shown whole and uncropped beneath gallery typography. Gérôme: Academic Painting and The Orient, styled as a blockbuster exhibition print. A gallery-style exhibition poster: a celebrated public-domain artwork shown whole and uncropped beneath original exhibition typography set in-house — printed to order on heavyweight matte fine-art paper. Every size is offered unframed or framed in black or natural wood. Part of the Madten Exhibition Posters Collection. — — — Printed to order and shipped by our production partner, Gelato.

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