Femmes Mauresques de Constantine

1851

Théodore Chassériau

Associated Names
Théodore Chassériau

Artist, French, 1819 - 1856

The image shows two people seated together, from head to mid-calf. The person on the left is cross-legged, facing slightly towards the right. They have dark hair covered by a turban. The person on the right is reclining with one arm resting on a gazelle or similar animal. Both individuals have delicate facial features and are dressed in ornate garments. They are seated on a textured fabric, with subtle, indistinct patterns in the background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    soft-ground and hard-ground etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.2783

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Sandoz 1974, no. 292

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1974

  • Sandoz, Marc. Theodore Chasseriau 1819-1856: Catalogue raisonne des peintures et estampes. Paris: Arts et Metiers Graphiques, 1974.

1979

  • Fisher 1979, 29 ii/iv.

Wikidata ID

Q64962306

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