In 1846 Eugène Fromentin travelled to Algeria for the very first time. During this voyage and many later trips he kept a diary and created several paintings, studies and drawings there. These impressions teach us that the painter is a refined Orientalist, who specializes in landscapes, hunting scenes and scenes from North-African life. Works such as The Lion Hunt and Horsemen at the foot of the Chiffa cliffs bear witness to the artist’s marked interest in the power of nature. They are characterized by a vibrating light and a subtle colour palette, which lend considerable expressiveness to the whole tableau.
| Artist |
Eugène Fromentin
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VIAF
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| Title | Horsemen at the Foot of the Chiffa Cliffs |
| Period | 19th century |
| Location | Chiffa |
| Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | auction stamp bottom right: VENTE - EUG - FROMENTIN |
| Collection | paintings AAT |
| Object type | oil paintings (visual works) AAT |
| Inventory number | 1914-BD |
| Acquisition credit |
bequest
Scribe, Fernand Ghent 1913 |
| Current whereabouts | Work currently not on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1914-BD |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/627/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus |
300015636
landscapes
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300189808 figures (representations) AAT 300263554 animal paintings AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
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natural phenomena
Iconclass
25F animals Iconclass 25F2 mammals Iconclass 25H112 rocks Iconclass 25K16 desert Iconclass 300015636 landscapes AAT 32B32 Africans Iconclass 32B32(MOROCCAN) Africans (MOROCCAN) Iconclass 46C131 riding a horse, ass, or mule; rider, horseman Iconclass 46C13141 horse Iconclass 61D(MOROCCO) geographical names of countries, regions, mountains, rivers, etc. (names of cities and villages excepted) (MOROCCO) Iconclass |
| School / Style |
exotism
Orientalism AAT |
| Catalogus van het Museum van Schoone Kunsten Gent : II: Moderne Meesters / Georges Chabot, Fritz Van Loo. - Gent : Ad. Hoste, 1932 (p. 69) |
| De vrienden van Scribe : De Europese smaak van een Gents mecenas (tentoonstelling Gent, Museum voor Schone Kunsten, 12 december 1998 - 14 maart 1999) / Monique Tahon-Vanroose, Robert Hoozee. - Gent : Snoeck-Ducaju & Zoon, 1998 ; Antwerpen : Pandora, 1998 (p. 64 (ill.), 101, 179 (ill.)) |
| [s.l.] : [s.n.], [s.a.] (Museum voor Schone Kunsten Gent : Catalogus schilderkunst ; Deel I: 14de - 18de eeuw ; Deel II: 19de - 20ste eeuw) |
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