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Eugène Fromentin

1820-1876 France/Realism-Orientalism

 

Brief Biography-Eugène Samuel Auguste Fromentin was born in La Rochelle in 1820. Besides painting, he was an art historian and critic who wrote several books on art. In addition, he visited Algeria, which greatly inspired his interest in Orientalism. His initial training was with the landscape artist Louis Cabat, and the works of Eugène Delacroix later influenced his style. However, his most noted work is the novel Dominique. He died in La Rochelle in 1876.

 

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arab camp

arab camp


arabs

arabs


desert scene

desert scene


hunting heron

hunting heron


land of thirst

land of thirst

remembrance
of esneh

remembrance of esneh


the ambush

the ambush by Eugène Fromentin