The Experts
ArtistAlexandre-Gabriel Decamps
Year1837
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions46.4 cm × 64.1 cm (18.3 in × 25.2 in)
LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York

The Experts is an early 19th-century painting by French artist Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps. Done in oil on canvas, the painting depicts a group of monkeys examining a painting. Decamps intended The Experts to be a work of satire; the apes are dressed in the attire (Singerie) of French gentlemen, and are representative of art critics. The painting the group is examining is a landscape by Nicolas Poussin, a 17th-century French painter.[1] Decamps' work, which was originally shown at the Paris Salon of 1839, is on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b "The Experts". www.metmuseum.org. Retrieved 2018-12-03.
  2. ^ "The Art World: Harsh Judgments, Best Lines, Cheap Shots, New Year's Edition". Observer. 2015-01-02. Retrieved 2018-12-03.
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