French Orientalist School (Circa 1840)
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Artist: French Orientalist School.
Title: Women at the Fountain “Femmes a la Fontaine” (Circa 1840).
Medium: Watercolour on brown paper with gum Arabic.
Condition: This work is in its original mount and frame with discolouration to the mat and the recent inclusion of an acid-free barrier.
Provenance: Private Collection Sydney, Australia.
About: A theme that was explored throughout the Romantic style of the early 19th century. This work is likely a study produced in Tangier, Morocco. Interestingly the agave plants continue to be sketched underneath the mat. The draftsmanship within the watercolour is close to that of Eugène Delacroix.