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. Object Type: painting. Date: circa 1865. Place of creation: USA. Dimensions: height: 105 cm (41.3 in); width: 143.3 cm (56.4 in); 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). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Walters Art Museum. Eugène Fromentin - An Encampment in the Atlas Mountains - Walters 37195
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