Important Works from the Najd Collection, Part II
Important Works from the Najd Collection, Part II
CHARLES THÉODORE FRÈRE | A FAMILY CROSSING THE DESERT
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June 11, 01:27 PM GMT
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CHARLES THÉODORE FRÈRE
French
1814 - 1888
A FAMILY CROSSING THE DESERT
signed TH. FRERE. lower left
oil on panel
18 by 39cm., 7 by 15¼in.
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Mathaf Gallery, London
Purchased from the above
Caroline Juler, Najd Collection of Orientalist Paintings, London, 1991, p. 116, catalogued & illustrated
Under a merciless desert sky, a camel train crosses a vast open expanse. The men are on foot, while the women are carried in a palanquin on camelback, sheltered from the scorching sun.