Juive d'Alger Jewish Woman of Algiers

by Eugène Delacroix

$2,500 · Offered by Donald A. Heald Rare Books

This stunning image is a rich proof impression of Delacroix's famous print, Juive d'Alger. In early 1832 Delacroix visited North Africa. He accompanied his friend the Count de Mornay on his good-will mission to the Sultan of Morocco, Abd-er-Rahman II. This experience had a drastic influence on his art, introducing an edge of brilliant realism into his majestic paintings and bold engravings. He filled countless sketchbooks with drawings and observations of Arab life and

• Binding: Leather

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