Arab Woman
Boulanger began producing works of Orientalist subjects following his first visit to Algeria in 1845. He returned to North Africa multiple times throughout his career, including a trip with his friend Jean-Léon Gérôme in 1872. This refined study demonstrates both the artist’s ethnographic interest in costume and his sacrifice of a degree of detail in favor of evoking the model’s pensive mood.
Artwork Details
- Title: Arab Woman
- Artist: Gustave Boulanger (French, Paris 1824–1888 Paris)
- Date: 1845–88
- Medium: Black chalk, blue, yellow and white pastel, shell gold, with graphite
- Dimensions: Sheet: 18 5/8 × 11 7/16 in. (47.3 × 29 cm)
- Classification: Drawings
- Credit Line: Bequest of Harvey Salzman, 2020
- Object Number: 2022.25.5
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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