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Eugène Fromentin — Halt in the Desert
Eugène Fromentin

Halt in the Desert

A desert landscape painting depicting travelers or soldiers pausing during their journey through an arid environment. The work captures a moment of rest in a vast, sandy terrain with warm earth tones characteristic of Orientalist painting.

Medium
oil on canvas

🔨 Auction Lot

The Orientalist Sale

October 25, 2022

Estimate: $20,000$30,000

Lot 10

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Eugène Fromentin, Halt in the Desert

A desert landscape painting depicting travelers or soldiers pausing during their journey through an arid environment. The work captures a moment of rest in a vast, sandy terrain with warm earth tones characteristic of Orientalist painting.

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

Related themes

19th Century, Orientalism, Oil Painting, Travel, Middle East, Narrative, Figurative, Desert Landscape

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Collected by

Cleveland Museum of Art