Academic art
As with other painters of [[Classical Realism]] and [[Academic art]] of the 19th century, Gérôme's prestige and popularity sharply declined in the 20th century; his painting "[[The Snake Charmer]]", which sold for $19,500 in 1888, sold for $500 in 1942. Now his works are once again sought-after in the international art market. In 2008, his painting "Femme circassienne voilée" or "Veiled Circassian Beauty" (1876) was auctioned for 2,057,250 GBP; it now belongs to the [[Qatar Museums Authority]] in Doha. In 2019, his painting "The Harem in the Kiosk" (c. 1870–1875) realized 2,655,000 GBP at auction, and his painting "Riders Crossing the Desert" (1870) realized 3,135,000 GBP.