Arabe assis (Seated Arab)

1873

Mariano Fortuny Marsal

Associated Names
Mariano Fortuny Marsal

Artist, Spanish, 1838 - 1874

The image shows a person sitting with their knees drawn up to their chest. They are facing right, with their arms on their knees and hands clasped. The person's face is partially obscured by shadows and their head is leaning forward, partially covered by a hood or shawl. Their clothing covers most of their body, including a hood over their head. They appear to be sitting on the ground or a fabric/mat. The background has a textured wall, casting shadows.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and aquatint on japan paper, laid down

  • Credit Line

    Purchased as the Gift of Ann and Matthew Nimetz

  • Dimensions

    plate: 13.9 × 10.1 cm (5 1/2 × 4 in.)
    sheet: 32.1 × 23.7 cm (12 5/8 × 9 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2016.104.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Vives i Piqué 1994, no.7, State i/vi

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

François Heugel [1922-2010], Paris (Lugt 3373); (Paul Prouté S.A., Paris); purchased 2016 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1994

  • Vives, Rosa, and M. Luisa Cuenca. Mariano Fortuny Marsal; Mariano Fortuny Madrazo: Grabados y dibujos. Exh. cat., Biblioteca Nacional, Madrid: 1994: no. 7, i/vi

Inscriptions

lower left below image: Fortuny; by later hand, lower left in graphite: 519; by later hand, lower center in graphite: RF

Markings

Artist's signature stamp (Lugt 942)

Wikidata ID

Q77112600

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