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Georges Clairin French
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The lassitude and otherworldliness that permeate this picture were not limited to Clairin’s Middle Eastern subjects. The artist also specialized in scenes of figures luxuriating in well-appointed European interiors, including his friend, the actress Sarah Bernhardt (1844–1923).
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Title: The Opium Smokers
Artist:
Georges Clairin (French, Paris 1843–1919 Belle-Île-en-Mer)
Date: 1872
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 42 1/2 x 39 1/2 in. (108 x 100.3 cm)
Classification: Paintings
Credit Line: Gift of Kenneth Jay Lane, 2017
Accession Number: 2017.202.6
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