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Eugène Fromentin — The Ambush
Eugène Fromentin

The Ambush

Eugène Fromentin's The Ambush is an oil painting on panel that reflects the 19th-century artist's Orientalist interests and narrative composition. The work likely depicts a dramatic scene informed by Fromentin's travels and studies of colonial and exotic subjects.

Medium
oil on panel

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The Orientalist Sale including Works from the Najd Collection

March 22, 2021

Estimate: $12,000$18,000

Lot 7

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Eugène Fromentin, The Ambush

Eugène Fromentin's The Ambush is an oil painting on panel that reflects the 19th-century artist's Orientalist interests and narrative composition. The work likely depicts a dramatic scene informed by Fromentin's travels and studies of colonial and exotic subjects.

Medium
oil on panel
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Nineteenth Century, Dramatic, French, Figures, Orientalism, Historical, Colonial, Oil On Panel, Narrative, Adventure

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Collected by

Cleveland Museum of Art