Arabe du désert (Desert Arab)

1817

Antoine-Jean Gros

Associated Names
Antoine-Jean Gros

Artist, French, 1771 - 1835

The image shows two men and a horse in a desert setting. One man is seated on the ground with one leg bent, bearded with curly hair, wearing a headdress and patterned robes. The second man is offering a cup to the seated man, wearing a sleeveless garment and a cap. The horse stands between them, decorated with tasselled tack. A dog is drinking water on the left side of the image. The background features an arid landscape with minimal detail.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 18.8 x 26.4 cm (7 3/8 x 10 3/8 in.)
    sheet: 26.8 x 35.6 cm (10 9/16 x 14 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.67.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Beraldi, no. 2

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Daniel Bell; (Conrad Graeber Fine Art, Riderwood, MD); purchased 2012 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1885

  • Beraldi, Henri. Les graveurs du XIXe siecle, guide de l'amateur d'estampes modernes. 12 vols. Paris, 1885-1892: Henri. Les graveurs du XIXe siecle, guide de l'amateur d'estampes modernes. 12 vols. Paris: Librairie L. Conquet, 1885-1892: no. 2

Inscriptions

lower left in stone: Gros. 1817. ; lower center in stone: Arabe du désert; lower right: Lithog. de C. de Lasterpie; by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: ofro / & MG / 830745

Wikidata ID

Q76561145

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