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Source Description
When the German artist Schreyer moved to Paris in 1862, critics compared his paintings of the Near East to the works of the orientalists Eugène Delacroix, Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps, and Eugène Fromentin. In 1859, Schreyer traveled extensively in Egypt and Syria, learning Arabic and immersing himself in Near Eastern culture.Seen is a courtyard of an inn at dawn. The rising sun bathes the top walls with warm light, leaving the foreground in shadow; horses are being prepared for the day. One, already packed, is tended by an Arab, three others are saddled, and another, a handsome white steed, drinking water from a well, is watched by a young boy. Strewn across the ground at the right are various supplies.
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Document identity
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31807
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Arabs in Egypt, Sunrise
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drawing
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31807
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drawing
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normalized
title
Arabs in Egypt, Sunrise
description
When the German artist Schreyer moved to Paris in 1862, critics compared his paintings of the Near East to the works of the orientalists Eugène Delacroix, Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps, and Eugène Fromentin. In 1859, Schreyer traveled extensively in Egypt and Syria, learning Arabic and immersing himself in Near Eastern culture.Seen is a courtyard of an inn at dawn. The rising sun bathes the top walls with warm light, leaving the foreground in shadow; horses are being prepared for the day. One, already packed, is tended by an Arab, three others are saddled, and another, a handsome white steed, drinking water from a well, is watched by a young boy. Strewn across the ground at the right are various supplies.
provenance
Henry Probasco, Cincinnati [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Probasco Sale, American Art Association, New York, April 18, 1887, no. 69; William T. Walters, Baltimore, 1887, by purchase [S. P. Avery as agent]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1867
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CC0
language
en
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Painting & Drawing
oil paintings (visual works)
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1
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1
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import
dimensions
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cm
width
42.5
height
74.5
dimensionsRaw
H: 16 3/4 x W: 29 5/16 in. (42.5 x 74.5 cm); Framed H: 29 1/2 x W: 42 x D: 4 1/2 in. (74.9 x 106.7 x 11.4 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Signature] In brown on lower left: Ad. Schreyer; [Date] In brown on lower left: 1867; [Inscription] In brown on lower left: Paris
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oil on canvas
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5480
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EAN
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none
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photo
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