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| Keywords: Eugène Fromentin - An Encampment in the Atlas Mountains - Walters 37195.jpg Prosper Dorbec in L'Hellénisme d'Eugène Fromentin in the Gazette des Beaux-Arts 5th per 9 1924 30-31 singled out Fromentin as a classicist among Orientalists For the painter-writer according to Dorbec the desert and the ramparts of Aïn Mahdy became the plains of Ilium In this spacious view characteristic of the artist's production in the mid-sixties the bold silhouettes of the horsemen their generalized treatment and the essentially static composition reaffirm the classical character of Fromentin's painting Shown are a group of Arabs examining a horse being displayed for sale A rather similar composition Horse Market in Algeria 1867 appeared on the New York art market in 1913 Related studies include a view similar to the group of would-be purchasers in this scene Five Standing Arabs 1874 The William Hayes Ackland Memorial Art Center 76 36 1; a smaller subject sold in the Verdé-Delisle Collection Paris Hôtel Drouot May 29 1879 no 35; and a three-figured composition sold at the Hôtel Drouot Paris March 12 1943 no 26 ca 1865 Oil on canvas cm 105 143 3 ; Framed H with build-up 59 1/8 x W 75 3/16 x D 7 15/16 in 150 18 x 190 98 x 20 16 cm accession number 37 195 23597 William T Walters Baltimore between 1878 and 1884 by purchase Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by William T Walters between 1878 and 1884 Signature At lowr left Eug Fromentin Orientalism The Near East in French Painting 1800-1880 Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester Rochester; Neuberger Museum Purchase 1982 Before Monet Landscape Painting in France and Impressionist Masters Highlights from The Walters Collection The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1998 A Magnificent Age Masterpieces from the Walters Art Museum Baltimore The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art Kansas City; Mint Museum of Art Charlotte; The Walters Art Museum Baltimore 2002-2004 19th Century Masterpieces from the Walters Art Museum Santa Barbara Museum of Art Santa Barbara; Jack S Blanton Museum of Art Austin 2010-2011 place of origin USA Walters Art Museum license 2D Orientalist paintings by Eugène Fromentin 1867 orientalist paintings Fromentin Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review French paintings in the Walters Art Museum 1860s paintings from France | ||||
