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Description: | Signed: yes Description: The work is characteristic of Pavy, who travelled to the Middle East in the 1880s. In the centre are three turbaned figures seated in front of a house. Their blue, yellow and red robes are set off against the surrounding tones of browns, whites and greys. Two play a board game, one holds up a cup towards a man standing behind with a jar. In the background a figure smokes a pipe. Complementary contrasts (green/red; blue /orange) give vibrancy, whilst the attention paid to the depiction of objects, furniture and costume adds an exotic picturesqueness that appealed to Western buyers. | Subjects: | everyday life; place (Cairo) | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Pavy, Eugene (French painter, active late 19th century) Æ | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8740... | Go to resource |
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