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Charles Sprague Pearce (1851–1914)
The Arab Jeweler, ca. 1882
Oil on canvas; 46 x 35 3/8 in. (116.8 x 89.9 cm)
Salon, 1882
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Gift of Edward D. Adams, 1922 (22.69)
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An example of the popular Orientalist mode, The Arab Jeweler was probably inspired by Pearce's travels to North Africa and the Near East in the 1870s. The close vantage point, solidly modeled figure, sophisticated rendering of textures, and intricate details recall works by Léon Bonnat, with whom Pearce studied from 1873 until 1876. Forced by poor health to leave Paris, Pearce settled in 1884 in Auvers-sur-Oise, about 15 miles north, and increasingly turned his attention to sentimental scenes of rural life.
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