Girl in a Courtyard, Algiers (formerly Courtyard in Tangier)
In the 1870s and 80s, Pavy exhibited scenes like this one at the Society of British Arts and the Royal Academy of Arts in London, where they were praised for their "unobtrusive style, their thorough but nevertheless artistic treatment of details, and their marked richness and variety of color." However, although Pavy titled this picture Courtyard in Tangier, it is based on a photograph of a girl named Aïcha, produced and retailed in Algiers by the studio of Jean Geiser (Swiss, 1848–1923). Evidently the painter’s skill at rendering humans and objects convincingly was not alloyed to a strict sense of veracity overall.
Artwork Details
- Title: Girl in a Courtyard, Algiers (formerly Courtyard in Tangier)
- Artist: Philippe Pavy (French, 1856/57 or 1860–1891 Menton)
- Date: 1886
- Medium: Oil on wood
- Dimensions: 18 x 11 1/4 in. (45.7 x 28.6 cm)
- Classification: Paintings
- Credit Line: Gift of Kenneth Jay Lane, 2016
- Object Number: 2016.806
- Curatorial Department: European Paintings
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