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Although this appears to be a portrait rendered quickly from direct observation, it is in fact an imagined representation of an African chief. Working in Paris, Mariano Fortuny y Marsal referenced elements from different cultures to construct this fictional scene, which is based on sketches he made and objects he collected while traveling in North Africa. The figure carries items from that region, such as the kabyle musket slung across his shoulders and a haik, the white outer garment encircling his head, neck, and lower body. The pata (gauntlet sword) and powder flask hanging from his waist, however, are of Indian origin.
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| Medium | oil |
| Dimensions | 32 × 41 Cm |
| Tags | manAfricanarmswarsoldiersMale |
| Certificate | Certificate not provided |
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bequeathed to the George F....
bequeathed to the George F. Harding Museum, Chicago
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price according to an annotated copy of the sale catalogue in the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota, Florida]
price according to an annotated copy of the sale catalogue in the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota, Florida]
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Javier Barón, Fortuny
Javier Barón, Fortuny (1838-1874), exh. cat. (Museo Nacional del Prado, 2017), p. 35, 228-230, 233, 299, 311, 467.
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exhibition
Madrid, Museo Nacional del Prado, Fortuny (1838-1874), Nov. 21, 2017-March 18, 2018, cat. 64 (ill.).
Madrid, Museo Nacional del Prado, Fortuny (1838-1874), Nov. 21, 2017-March 18, 2018, cat. 64 (ill.).
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exhibition
Albuquerque, Albuquerque Museum, Fortuny to Picasso: Prelude to Spanish Modernism, August 21–November 27, 2005, cat. 4; Dallas, Meadows Museum, December 11, 2005–February 26, 2006.
Albuquerque, Albuquerque Museum, Fortuny to Picasso: Prelude to Spanish Modernism, August 21–November 27, 2005, cat. 4; Dallas, Meadows Museum, December 11, 2005–February 26, 2006.
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Mark-Allan Roglán Kelley, “La pintura española del siglo XIX en las colecciones públicas norteamericanas: Una primera aproximación,” vol. 2
Mark-Allan Roglán Kelley, “La pintura española del siglo XIX en las colecciones públicas norteamericanas: Una primera aproximación,” vol. 2 (Ph.D. diss., Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 2001), no. 89.
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George F....
George F. Harding, Jr. (died 1939), Chicago
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his estate sale, American Art Association, New York, November 25, 1927, lot 30 to George F....
his estate sale, American Art Association, New York, November 25, 1927, lot 30 to George F. Harding, Jr. for $1,000 [buyer according to a Harding Museum record, copy in curatorial file
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Edmund C....
Edmund C. Converse (died 1921) Greenwich, Connecticut
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Art Institute of Chicago, Annual Report 1983–84
Art Institute of Chicago, Annual Report 1983–84 (Chicago: Art Institute of Chicago, 1984), p. 45.
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transferred to the Art Institute, 1983.
transferred to the Art Institute, 1983.
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