The Women of Algiers Ferdinand Victor Eugène Delacroix (1798-1863)
Ferdinand Victor Eugène Delacroix – The Women of Algiers
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Painter: Ferdinand Victor Eugène Delacroix
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The painting Algerian Women (often Algerian Women in Their Chambers) was painted by Eugène Delacroix in 1834 and later served as inspiration for Picasso, Matisse, and Renoir. The artist was greatly impressed by the harem he saw in Algeria during his trip to North Africa. While visiting a sultan, Delacroix had the good fortune to enter the holy of holies of the Muslim world, where he saw concubines in their glory, who became the heroines of the painting "Arabian Women".
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The painting Algerian Women (often Algerian Women in Their Chambers) was painted by Eugène Delacroix in 1834 and later served as inspiration for Picasso, Matisse, and Renoir.
The artist was greatly impressed by the harem he saw in Algeria during his trip to North Africa. While visiting a sultan, Delacroix had the good fortune to enter the holy of holies of the Muslim world, where he saw concubines in their glory, who became the heroines of the painting "Arabian Women". Despite the fact that their life did not differ from ordinary life and the women were not as romantic as they appeared on the canvas.
Four women of different races and nationalities sit on cushioned carpets and smoke hookah. The black concubine walks away from the painting, saying something to the remaining girls. The faces of the latter are filled with peace and femininity, and the poses are relaxed and imposing. Each of them looks into the distance with a misty gaze, and it is not quite clear what exactly it expresses: peace, sadness, melancholy... Or this veil over their eyes is the result of the influence of hookah on the fragile girls? The concubines’ clothing is varied, but the one on the left has the most elegant outfit. Although her rings and necklaces do not differ much from those of the other women, we can surmise that it is she who is listed as the sultan’s favorite.
In this painting the artist, in the opinion of many experts, begins his experiments with color and adds additional colors (red, green), with which the contrasting details in the entire composition are painted. And otherwise - the painting is as splendidly executed as other works of the master.
Showing an interest in various exotics, after his return from North Africa Delacroix creates a series of paintings devoted to character, manners and everyday life, which he displayed during the trip in many sketches. This work was a milestone in the work of Delacroix and in the history of art as a whole.
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