Eugene Fromentin - An Encampment in the Atlas Mountains [c.1865]

Eugene Fromentin - An Encampment in the Atlas Mountains [c.1865], a photo by Gandalf's Gallery on Flickr.

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 (French, 1820 - 1876) painting. Shown are a group of Arabs examining a horse being displayed for sale.

[Oil on canvas, 105 x 143.3 cm]