Gustave Doré was born in Strasbourg in 1832 and was a print maker, illustrator, comics artist, and caricaturist. He is famous for his wood carving illustrations of literary works from Balzac, Cervantes, Dante, Milton and Rabelais.
He was not successful as making a name for himself as a serious painter.
The Gustave Doré collection (432 works) was acquired by the museum mainly in 1992. The painting exhibited in the museum are influenced by romanticism. Some of them are extremely dark.
He was not successful as making a name for himself as a serious painter.
The Gustave Doré collection (432 works) was acquired by the museum mainly in 1992. The painting exhibited in the museum are influenced by romanticism. Some of them are extremely dark.
Le Christ Quittant Le Prétoire – Oil on Canvas (609 x 914 cm) by Gustave Doré
Le Christ Quittant Le Prétoire (Detail) – Oil on Canvas (609 x 914 cm) by Gustave Doré
Le Christ Quittant Le Prétoire (detail) – Oil on Canvas (609 x 914 cm) by Gustave Doré
Le Christ Quittant Le Prétoire (detail) – Oil on Canvas (609 x 914 cm) by Gustave Doré
Loch Leven – Oil on Canvas (111,8 x 195,6 cm) by Gustave Doré
Loch Leven (Detail) – Oil on Canvas (111,8 x 195,6 cm) by Gustave Doré
Loch Leven (Detail) – Oil on Canvas (111,8 x 195,6 cm) by Gustave Doré
Le Mont Sainte-Odile avec le mur païen – Oil on Canvas (195 x 131 cm) by Gustave Doré
Paysage des Pyrénées – Oil on Canvas (82 x 65 cm) by Gustave Doré
Paysage des Pyrénées (Detail) – Oil on Canvas (82 x 65 cm) by Gustave Doré
Les Martyrs Chrétiens (Sous-titre : La Nuit dans le Cirque) – Oil on Canvas (140 x 213,5 cm) by Gustave Doré
Les Martyrs Chrétiens (Sous-titre : La Nuit dans le Cirque) (Detail) – Oil on Canvas (140 x 213,5 cm) by Gustave Doré
Les Martyrs Chrétiens (Sous-titre : La Nuit dans le Cirque) (Detail) – Oil on Canvas (140 x 213,5 cm) by Gustave Doré
Le Calvaire – Oil on Canvas (109,8 x 170,2 cm) by Gustave Doré
Soir en Alsace – Oil on Canvas (191,8 x 127 cm) by Gustave Doré
Soir en Alsace (Detail) – Oil on Canvas (191,8 x 127 cm) by Gustave Doré
Further information
Musée d'Art
Moderne et Contemporain (MAMC)
1 place Hans Jean Arp - 67000 Strasbourg - France
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