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Arabs Crossing a Ford

1873
Not on view

Fromentin’s three sojourns in French-occupied Algeria, between 1846 and 1853, served as the basis for paintings and books that garnered him a reputation as a leading exponent of Orientalism. This late example was painted to order for New York collector Catharine Lorillard Wolfe. The composition exists in two versions; the other one (private collection) is undated, and it has not been established which came first.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title:
    Arabs Crossing a Ford
  • Artist:
    Eugène Fromentin (French, La Rochelle 1820–1876 Saint-Maurice)
  • Date:
    1873
  • Medium:
    Oil on wood
  • Dimensions:
    20 x 24 1/2 in. (50.8 x 62.2 cm)
  • Classification:
    Paintings
  • Credit Line:
    Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Collection, Bequest of Catharine Lorillard Wolfe, 1887
  • Object Number:
    87.15.64
  • Curatorial Department: European Paintings

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