Gustave Guillaumet, 'Mountains in North Africa, with a Bedouin Camp', about 1862-87
About the work
Overview
It is difficult to date this oil sketch precisely, since Guillaumet visited North Africa ten times between 1862 and 1867. A range of hills can be seen rising from a valley floor. White-robed Bedouins move across the foreground away from their dark tents. The paint has been applied freely and in some areas thickly, suggesting that the sketch was painted quite quickly.
Key facts
Details
- Full title
- Mountains in North Africa, with a Bedouin Camp
- Artist
- Gustave Guillaumet
- Artist dates
- 1840 - 1887
- Date made
- about 1862-87
- Medium and support
- Oil on paper laid on canvas
- Dimensions
- 19 × 46 cm
- Acquisition credit
- The Gere Collection, on long-term loan to the National Gallery
- Inventory number
- L835
- Location
- Not on display
- Image copyright
- The Gere Collection, on long-term loan to the National Gallery, © Private collection 2000. Used by permission
- Collection
- Main Collection
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