Gallery 19C Announces Sale of Paintings by Jean-Léon Gérôme and Fernand Pelez to the Musée d’Orsay

Gallery 19C, a Texas based gallery specializing in 19^th Century European Paintings, announced today the sale of two paintings to the Musée d’Orsay in Paris.  Jean-Léon Gérôme’s Child with a Mask and Fernand Pelez’s poignant depiction of a young beggar boy, aptly titled Petit Misère, were purchased from Gallery 19C at TEFAF MAASTRICHT in March 2023.

Commenting on the sale, Eric Weider, Founder and Polly Sartori, Director of Gallery 19C said:  “We are once again deeply honored that two of our paintings will be on public display at the Musée d’Orsay.  They will join Alexandre Cabanel’s masterpiece, Le Paradis Perdu, which we sold to the museum in 2017.  Nothing means more to us than to see these significant and diverse 19^th century painters granted the attention they deserve.  There is no greater confirmation of their significance than to hang in the galleries of the Musée d’Orsay.”