Jean-Léon Gérôme
Booksreview
New Orientalists: a thoughtful book on the rise and decline of Western artists in the Middle East
There is plenty to enjoy in this account of a group of travelling painters who were not only accomplished but also determined, brave and hardy
Object lessonsgallery
Object lessons: from a potentially record-breaking Gérôme to a painting commissioned by a whiskey distillery
Our pick of highlights from the next fortnight's auctions and fairs
Politicsnews
US museum criticises use of Gérôme’s Slave Market in German right-wing campaign
Anti-immigration party AfD is using provocative 19th-century work on its posters for the upcoming European elections
Art marketarchive
Auction records off the beaten track
A new Orientalist star overturns Gérôme; Italo-Swiss Alpine artist fetches $9.5 million and “The big wave” sweeps photography to new heights